This category is for tips about using Vim with Microsoft Windows.

Tips that make Vim "play well" with the Microsoft Windows operating system belong here. There is some debate over the inclusion of tips for integrating with Windows-only programs. See the discussion page.

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“Place the following in your vimrc to control the initial size of the Vim or gvim window (change...

Maximize or set initial window size

“On Windows systems, there are several ways to integrate Vim with Microsoft Visual Studio. Script...

Integrate gvim with Visual Studio

“When Vim is correctly installed on a Windows 32-bit system (for example, using the Vim without...

Adding Vim to MS-Windows File Explorer Menu

Windows file associations

“Vim is able to "diff" files (show the differences between similar files) using an external diff...

Running diff

“Note: Most features from this tip were incorporated into the AsyncCommand plugin that lets you...

Execute external programs asynchronously under Windows

“Getting Python scripting in Vim on Windows can be a bit tricky, see helppython-dynamic: Python...

Build Python-enabled Vim on Windows with MinGW

“See Integrate gvim with Visual Studio to use vim with Visual Studio without embedding. The -P...

Embedding vim in Visual Studio