diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60fe7b1ab..33ea4af40 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -866,7 +866,8 @@ build-info:
 help:
 	@$(ECHO)
 	@$(ECHO) "   This Makefile is known to work on Linux and Mac in a standard shell environment."
-	@$(ECHO) "   It also works on Windows by following the instructions in make/winx86/README.txt."
+	@$(ECHO) "   It also works on Windows by following the instructions given on this wiki page:"
+	@$(ECHO) "       http://wiki.openpilot.org/display/Doc/Windows%3A+Building+and+Packaging"
 	@$(ECHO)
 	@$(ECHO) "   Here is a summary of the available targets:"
 	@$(ECHO)
@@ -875,11 +876,15 @@ help:
 	@$(ECHO) "     qt_sdk_install       - Install the QT development tools"
 	@$(ECHO) "     mingw_install        - Install the MinGW toolchain (Windows only)"
 	@$(ECHO) "     python_install       - Install the Python interpreter (Windows only)"
+	@$(ECHO) "     nsis_install         - Install the NSIS Unicode (Windows only)"
 	@$(ECHO) "     uncrustify_install   - Install the Uncrustify source code beautifier"
+	@$(ECHO) "     doxygen_install      - Install the Doxygen documentation generator"
+	@$(ECHO) "   These targets are not updated yet and are probably broken:"
 	@$(ECHO) "     openocd_install      - Install the OpenOCD JTAG daemon"
 	@$(ECHO) "     stm32flash_install   - Install the stm32flash tool for unbricking F1-based boards"
 	@$(ECHO) "     dfuutil_install      - Install the dfu-util tool for unbricking F4-based boards"
 	@$(ECHO) "     android_sdk_install  - Install the Android SDK tools"
+	@$(ECHO) "   Install all available tools:"
 	@$(ECHO) "     all_sdk_install      - Install all of above (platform-dependent)"
 	@$(ECHO)
 	@$(ECHO) "   Other tool options are:"
diff --git a/make/tools.mk b/make/tools.mk
index e5007a9de..599d1e21f 100644
--- a/make/tools.mk
+++ b/make/tools.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #    qt_sdk_install
 #    mingw_install (Windows only)
 #    python_install (Windows only)
+#    nsis_install (Windows only)
 #    uncrustify_install
 #    doxygen_install
 #
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ else ifeq ($(UNAME), Windows)
     QT_SDK_URL     := http://wiki.openpilot.org/download/attachments/18612236/qt-4.8.4-windows.tar.bz2
     MINGW_URL      := http://wiki.openpilot.org/download/attachments/18612236/mingw-4.4.0.tar.bz2
     PYTHON_URL     := http://wiki.openpilot.org/download/attachments/18612236/python-2.7.4-windows.tar.bz2
+    NSIS_URL       := http://wiki.openpilot.org/download/attachments/18612236/nsis-2.46-unicode.tar.bz2
     UNCRUSTIFY_URL := http://wiki.openpilot.org/download/attachments/18612236/uncrustify-0.60-windows.tar.bz2
     DOXYGEN_URL    := http://wiki.openpilot.org/download/attachments/18612236/doxygen-1.8.3.1-windows.tar.bz2
 endif
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ ARM_SDK_DIR     := $(TOOLS_DIR)/gcc-arm-none-eabi-4_7-2013q1
 QT_SDK_DIR      := $(TOOLS_DIR)/qt-4.8.4
 MINGW_DIR       := $(TOOLS_DIR)/mingw-4.4.0
 PYTHON_DIR      := $(TOOLS_DIR)/python-2.7.4
+NSIS_DIR        := $(TOOLS_DIR)/nsis-2.46-unicode
 UNCRUSTIFY_DIR  := $(TOOLS_DIR)/uncrustify-0.60
 DOXYGEN_DIR     := $(TOOLS_DIR)/doxygen-1.8.3.1
 
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ DOXYGEN_DIR     := $(TOOLS_DIR)/doxygen-1.8.3.1
 
 ALL_SDK_TARGETS := arm_sdk qt_sdk
 ifeq ($(UNAME), Windows)
-    ALL_SDK_TARGETS += mingw python
+    ALL_SDK_TARGETS += mingw python nsis
 endif
 ALL_SDK_TARGETS += uncrustify doxygen
 
@@ -400,6 +403,30 @@ endif
 python_version:
 	-$(V1) $(PYTHON) --version
 
+##############################
+#
+# NSIS Unicode
+#
+##############################
+
+ifeq ($(UNAME), Windows)
+
+$(eval $(call TOOL_INSTALL_TEMPLATE,nsis,$(NSIS_DIR),$(NSIS_URL),$(notdir $(NSIS_URL))))
+
+ifeq ($(shell [ -d "$(NSIS_DIR)" ] && $(ECHO) "exists"), exists)
+    export NSIS := $(NSIS_DIR)/makensis
+else
+    # not installed, hope it's in the path...
+    # $(info $(EMPTY) WARNING     $(call toprel, $(NSIS_DIR)) not found (make nsis_install), using system PATH)
+    export NSIS ?= makensis
+endif
+
+.PHONY: nsis_version
+nsis_version:
+	-$(V1) $(NSIS) | head -n1
+
+endif
+
 ##############################
 #
 # Uncrustify
diff --git a/package/Windows.mk b/package/Windows.mk
index f6e195a41..ea474d5c5 100644
--- a/package/Windows.mk
+++ b/package/Windows.mk
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ endif
 VERSION_CMD   := $(VERSION_INFO)
 FW_DIR        := $(PACKAGE_DIR)/firmware
 
-NSIS_CMD      := makensis.exe
 NSIS_OPTS     := /V3
-NSIS_DIR      := $(ROOT_DIR)/package/winx86
-NSIS_SCRIPT   := $(NSIS_DIR)/openpilotgcs.nsi
-NSIS_TEMPLATE := $(NSIS_DIR)/openpilotgcs.tpl
+NSIS_WINX86   := $(ROOT_DIR)/package/winx86
+NSIS_SCRIPT   := $(NSIS_WINX86)/openpilotgcs.nsi
+NSIS_TEMPLATE := $(NSIS_WINX86)/openpilotgcs.tpl
 NSIS_HEADER   := $(OPGCSSYNTHDIR)/openpilotgcs.nsh
 
 .PHONY: package
@@ -28,4 +27,4 @@ package:
 	$(V1) echo "Building Windows installer, please wait..."
 	$(V1) echo "If you have a script error in line 1 - use Unicode NSIS 2.46+"
 	$(V1) echo "  http://www.scratchpaper.com"
-	$(NSIS_CMD) $(NSIS_OPTS) $(NSIS_SCRIPT)
+	$(NSIS) $(NSIS_OPTS) $(NSIS_SCRIPT)