diff --git a/repo/README.md b/repo/README.md
index 0597de3..0956f00 100644
--- a/repo/README.md
+++ b/repo/README.md
@@ -83,25 +83,45 @@ Below shortcuts are examples, your milage may vary.
 
 #### Windows:
 
-Cygwin is required, and repo must be called explicitly using Cygwin's `bash`.
+Cygwin or Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) are required, and repo must be called explicitly using Cygwin's or WSL's `bash`.
 
-Make sure the folder containing `repo` is in cygwin's `$PATH` variable. Alternatively replace `-l repo` in the parameters below with the full absolute path, for example `-l c:\repoinstallfolder\repo`.
+Make sure the folder containing `repo` is in Windows' `$Path` variable. Alternatively replace `repoWin.ps1` in the parameters below with the full absolute path, for example `C:\tools\repoWin.ps1`.
 
 * put
-  * Program: `<path-to-cygwin>\bin\bash` - for example: `C:\cygwin64\bin\bash`
-  * Parameters: `-l repo put -f $FilePath$`
-
+  * Program: `powershell`
+  * Parameters: `repoWin.ps1 put $FilePath$`
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Q`
 * get
-  * Program: `<path-to-cygwin>\bin\bash`
-  * Parameters: `-l repo get -f $FilePath$`
-
+  * Program: `powershell`
+  * Parameters: `repoWin.ps1 get $FilePath$`
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R`
 * status
-  * Program: `<path-to-cygwin>\bin\bash`
-  * Parameters: `-l repo st $FilePath$`
+  * Program: `powershell`
+  * Parameters: `repoWin.ps1 status $FilePath$`
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y`
+* diff
+  * Program: `powershell`
+  * Parameters: `repoWin.ps1 diff $FilePath$`
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E`
+
+An alternative way to run `repo` under Cygwin is to make sure the path to Cygwin installation directory is the first on the `$Path` variable list and provide the following external tools settings:
 
+* put
+  * Program: `bash` (use the absolute path to `bash` here)
+  * Parameters: `repo put -f $FilePath$` (use the absolute path to `repo` here)
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Q`
+* get
+  * Program: `bash`
+  * Parameters: `repo get -f $FilePath$`
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R`
+* status
+  * Program: `bash`
+  * Parameters: `repo st $FilePath$`
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y`
 * diff
-  * Program: `<path-to-cygwin>\bin\bash`
-  * Parameters: `-l repo diff $FilePath$`
+  * Program: `bash`
+  * Parameters: `repo diff $FilePath$`
+  * Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E`
 
 ### Integration into Eclipse
 
diff --git a/repo/repo b/repo/repo
index f907f2c..ec8d93d 100755
--- a/repo/repo
+++ b/repo/repo
@@ -532,6 +532,21 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     shift
 done
 
+if [[ $(uname -o) == 'Cygwin' ]]; then
+    # replace every // backslash \\ with / slash /
+    path=${path//\\//}
+
+    # if $path starts with <Drive:>
+    if [[ $path =~  ^[A-Z]: ]]; then
+        # make <Drive:> lower case
+        drive=${BASH_REMATCH[0],,}
+
+        # strip ':' from <drive:>
+        # replace <Drive:> with /cygdrive/<drive>
+        path=${path/${BASH_REMATCH[0]}/\/cygdrive\/${drive/:/}}
+    fi
+fi
+
 if [ $action == "checkout" ]; then
     # special checkout init steps
     # path argument must be a jcr path
@@ -653,7 +668,11 @@ packageName="repo${packageName//[^[:alpha:][:digit:].-]/}"
 packageVersion=$(date +"%s")
 
 # prepare zip contents in temp directory
-tmpDir=`mktemp -d -t repo.XXX`
+if [[ $(uname -o) == 'Cygwin' ]]; then
+    tmpDir=`mktemp -d -p .. -t repo.XXX`
+else
+    tmpDir=`mktemp -d -t repo.XXX`
+fi
 
 # store list of excludes in a file for use by commands later
 excludes=$tmpDir/.excludes
diff --git a/repo/repoWin.ps1 b/repo/repoWin.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad41634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/repoWin.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+# Script for running 'repo' tool in either Windows Subsystem for Linux's or Cygwin's bash
+
+Param($command, $path)
+
+if (Test-Path $path) {
+    $cmdPath = Split-Path -parent $PSCommandPath
+
+    #if Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
+    if ( $(Get-Command bash).Source -eq "C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe") {
+        $path = $path -replace '\\','/'
+        $path = $path -replace '.:',"/mnt/c"
+
+        $cmdPath = $cmdPath -replace '\\','/'
+        $cmdPath = $cmdPath -replace '.:','/mnt/c'
+
+        bash -l "$cmdPath/repo" $command -f $path
+    }
+    # if Cygwin is installed and CYGWIN environment variable pointing to its installation location is defined
+    elseif (Test-Path env:CYGWIN) {
+        $cygwin = "$($env:CYGWIN)\bin\bash.exe"
+        $params = '-l',"$cmdPath\repo","$command",'-f',"$path"
+        & $cygwin $params
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Error "'bash' cannot be found. Please install either Windows Subsystem for Linux or Cygwin. If the latter, define CYGWIN environment variable pointing to the installation location."
+        exit 2
+    }
+}
+else {
+    Write-Error "File $path not found"
+    exit 1
+}