diff --git a/docs/source/deployment.rst b/docs/source/deployment.rst
index e7ee32e..11570a0 100644
--- a/docs/source/deployment.rst
+++ b/docs/source/deployment.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Portainer deployment scenarios can be executed on any platform unless specified.
 Quick start
 ===========
 
-Deploying Portainer is as simple as:
+If you are running Linux, deploying Portainer is as simple as:
 
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@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ Persist Portainer data
 
 By default, Portainer store its data inside the container in the ``/data`` folder on Linux (``C:\\data`` on Windows).
 
-You'll need to persist Portainer data to keep your changes after restart/upgrade of the Portainer container. You can use a bind mount
-to persist the data on the Docker host folder:
+You'll need to persist Portainer data to keep your changes after restart/upgrade of the Portainer container. You can use a bind mount on Linux to persist the data on the Docker host folder:
 
 ::
 
@@ -47,9 +46,11 @@ to persist the data on the Docker host folder:
 
 Windows
 ----------------------------------------------------------
-Docker for Windows 10 supports running both Linux and Windows containers and you need use different start command depending which one you are using.
+Docker for Windows 10 supports running both Linux and Windows containers and you need to use a different start command depending which container type you are using.
 Windows Server supports only native Windows containers.
 
+**Note:** You must create the folder in which you want the data to be persisted before running the following command. For example, if you want the data to persist in C:\ProgramData\Portainer you need to create the Portainer directory within C:\ProgramData as it does not exist by default.
+
 Example for Linux containers:
 
 ::