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Setting zsh as default shell on Windows 7 + Cygwin
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  1. Search for edit env in the Start menu search to find Edit environment variables for your account. Click on it.

  2. Click New... in User variables.. and in the following menu, enter:

     Variable name : SHELL
 Variable value: /usr/bin/zsh

    Press OK, and OK.

  3. Close and restart Cygwin Terminal, and it should start with zsh.

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