diff --git a/_snippets/integrations/creating-nodes/testing.md b/_snippets/integrations/creating-nodes/testing.md
index 42a432828d7..425b251a0e4 100644
--- a/_snippets/integrations/creating-nodes/testing.md
+++ b/_snippets/integrations/creating-nodes/testing.md
@@ -18,11 +18,20 @@ You can test your node as you build it by running it in a local n8n instance.
   ```
 
     /// note | Check your directory
-	Make sure you run `npm link <node-name>` in the nodes directory within your n8n installation. This can be: 
-	
-	* `~/.n8n/custom/`
-	* `~/.n8n/<your-custom-name>`: if your n8n installation set a different name using `N8N_CUSTOM_EXTENSIONS`.
-	///
+    Make sure you run `npm link <node-name>` in the nodes directory within your n8n installation. This can be: 
+    
+    Linux:
+
+    * `~/.n8n/custom/`
+    * `~/.n8n/<your-custom-name>`: if your n8n installation set a different name using `N8N_CUSTOM_EXTENSIONS`.
+
+    Windows:
+
+    - `%userprofile%\.n8n\nodes`
+    - `%userprofile%\.n8n\<your-custom-name>`
+
+    If you've done a fresh n8n install, you need to start n8n for it to create the `.n8n` directory.
+    ///
 
 4. Start n8n:
   ```