diff --git a/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md b/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md
index 15c2148003..9edd642b6d 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md
+++ b/cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md
@@ -27,15 +27,18 @@ export CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT=<your_project_name>
 
 ### 1. Build Kubernetes
 
+NOTE: this step is only needed if you want to test local changes you made to
+the codebase.
+
 The most straightforward approach to build those binaries is to run `make
 release`. However, that builds binaries for all supported platforms, and can be
 slow. You can speed up the process by following the instructions below to only
 build the necessary binaries.
 
 ```
-# Apply https://github.com/pjh/kubernetes/pull/43 to your tree:
+# Apply https://github.com/yujuhong/kubernetes/commit/27e608a050a997be5ab736a7cdeb29aa68f3b7ee to your tree:
 curl \
-  https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/pjh/kubernetes/pull/43.patch | \
+  https://github.com/yujuhong/kubernetes/commit/27e608a050a997be5ab736a7cdeb29aa68f3b7ee.patch | \
   git apply
 
 # Build binaries for both Linux and Windows:
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ plane only runs on Linux.
 export NUM_NODES=2  # number of Linux nodes
 export NUM_WINDOWS_NODES=2
 export KUBE_GCE_ENABLE_IP_ALIASES=true
+export KUBERNETES_NODE_PLATFORM=windows
 export LOGGING_STACKDRIVER_RESOURCE_TYPES=new
 ```
 
@@ -84,10 +88,20 @@ PROJECT=${CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT} KUBERNETES_SKIP_CONFIRM=y ./cluster/kube-down.s
 
 #### 2b. Create a Kubernetes end-to-end (E2E) test cluster
 
+If you have built your own release binaries following step 1, run the following
+command:
 ```
 PROJECT=${CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT} go run ./hack/e2e.go  -- --up
 ```
 
+Otherwise, you can specify what branch from which to get the release artifacts:
+```
+# Get the latest build from the stable1 branch
+PROJECT=${CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT} go run ./hack/e2e.go  -- --up --extract=ci/k8s-stable1
+# Or Get the latest build from master
+PROJECT=${CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT} go run ./hack/e2e.go  -- --up --extract=ci-cross/latest
+```
+
 This command, by default, tears down any existing E2E cluster and creates a new
 one. To teardown the cluster run the same command with `--down` instead of
 `--up`.