diff --git a/windows_specific/Tools/Startup/emacs.bat b/windows_specific/Tools/Startup/emacs.bat
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+rem start graphical emacs in daemon mode on startup
+runemacs --daemon
diff --git a/windows_specific/sync.bat b/windows_specific/sync.bat
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+rem *************************************************************
+rem * Windows Sync Script                                       *
+rem * v0.1                                                      *
+rem * Drew Short                                                *
+rem *************************************************************                                                       *
+
+echo "************************************************************"
+echo "* Windows Sync Script                                      *"
+echo "* v0.1                                                     *"
+echo "*                                                          *"
+echo "* Requires the following environment variables to be set:  *"
+echo "*   $DOTFILES_HOME = Dotfiles directory to keep in sync    *"
+echo "*   DOTFILES_TARGET =                                       "
+echo "************************************************************"