diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 9a7fb5fa..84917e75 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -12,14 +12,30 @@ cd ign-common/examples
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake ..
+```
+
+### Ubuntu and MacOS
+
+```bash
 make
 ```
 
+### Windows
+
+```bash
+cmake --build . --config Release
+```
+
 ## Run
 
-One execuable is created inside the `build` folder for each example.
+One executable is created inside the `build` folder for each example.
 
 You can run each executable from the build folder with `./executablename`. For example:
 
+### Ubuntu and MacOS
+
 `./events_example`
 
+### Windows
+
+`.\Release\events_example.exe`