Git Minimal Setup

To install Git on Windows with minimal changes to you system follow these steps:

1. Download the portable version from git-scm.com
2. Extract the archive into an applications folder in your home directory, e.g. C:\Users\<username>\Applications
3. Edit environmental variables for your account and to the Path variable add %USERPROFILE%\Applications\Git\bin (or whatever path you chose in step 2)
4. Test by opening a new terminal and running the command git --version which should print something like git version 2.34.1.windows.1