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 1. Install necessary packages:
   * Windows
-    - Be sure to run  `yarn global add windows-build-tools` to install `windows-build-tools`.
+    - Be sure to run  `yarn global add windows-build-tools` from an elevated prompt (as an administrator) to install `windows-build-tools`.
   * macOS
     - Once you have installed Yarn, you can skip this section!
   * Linux (You can see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions) what your Linux is based on.)