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 Alternatively, you can globally install the package and run directly from the command line.
 
+### Troubleshooting `deasync` Installation Errors
+
+This project has a transitive dependency on `deasync` to compile Lightning web components during test runs. Depending on your operating system and Node version combination, `deasync` may attempt to compile C++ code during installation of this project. This has been known to create issues for some Windows users.
+
+The most common solution on Windows is to globally install `windows-build-tools`. Run the following as administrator:
+
+```bash
+npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
+```
+
+If that does not work or you are on a different operating system, follow the instructions in the installation section of the `deasync` [README](https://github.com/abbr/deasync#installation).
+
+
 ## Updating .forceignore
 
 After adding Jest tests, pushing your local files to a scratch org causes errors because the `__tests__` directory isn't recognized. To ignore these test files, add this entry to your `.forceignore` file: