diff --git a/.cargo/config_fast_builds b/.cargo/config_fast_builds
index 2c06ff3d43..6f1151e5bc 100644
--- a/.cargo/config_fast_builds
+++ b/.cargo/config_fast_builds
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 [target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
 linker = "/usr/bin/clang"
-rustflags = ["-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=lld", "-Zshare-generics=y"]
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+rustflags = ["-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=lld", "-Zshare-generics=y"]
+
+# NOTE: you must manually install lld on windows. you can easily do this with the "scoop" package manager:
+# `scoop install llvm`
+[target.x86_64-pc-windows-msvc]
+linker = "lld-link.exe"
+rustflags = ["-Clinker=lld", "-Zshare-generics=y"]
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