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@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ for details and videos.
 * Installation
 [[id:01cffea4-3329-45e2-a892-95a384ab2338][Enable this module in your ~doom!~ block.]]
 
-This module requires =epdfinfo=, a program the the [[doom-package:][pdf-tools]] plugin will build
-automatically when you open your first pdf file, unless you're on Windows.
-Windows users must build it themselves.
-
-You can (re)build =epdfinfo= yourself with ~M-x pdf-tools-install~.
+This module requires the =epdfinfo= program. Unless you're on Windows, the
+[[doom-package:][pdf-tools]] plugin will (re)build this program for you, if you issue the ~M-x
+pdf-tools-install~ command. See the next section for instructions on how to
+build the =epdfinfo= program on Windows.
 
 ** Building =epdfinfo= on Windows
 1. [[https://www.msys2.org/][Install MSYS2]] and update the package database and core packages using the