diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a147810..48892af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ To avoid the most common Windows issue:
 - Second best option: try WSL2 on Windows and pretend you're on Linux
 - if you **must** use Windows, use `/Users/myname/zettelkasten` instead of `~/zettelkasten`
 - **NEVER** use `C:\Users\myname` style paths
+- Using `vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten")` should work now but mileage will vary with anything outside of finding and opening files
 
 ```lua
 lua << END
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ local home = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten")
 -- - try WSL2 on Windows and pretend you're on Linux
 -- - if you **must** use Windows, use "/Users/myname/zettelkasten" instead of "~/zettelkasten"
 -- - NEVER use "C:\Users\myname" style paths
+-- - Using `vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten")` should work now but mileage will vary with anything outside of finding and opening files
 require('telekasten').setup({
     home         = home,
 
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ END
 |        | - try WSL2 on Windows and pretend you're on Linux | |
 |        | - if you **must** use Windows, use `/Users/myname/zettelkasten` instead of `~/zettelkasten` | |
 |        | - **NEVER** use `C:\Users\myname` style paths | |
+|        | - Using `vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten")` should work now but mileage will vary with anything outside of finding and opening files | |
 | **`take_over_my_home`** | if set to `true` (default), telekasten will take over your home. Any notes from the configured `home` directory will receive a `set filetype=telekasten`, no matter if opened by telekasten or another way. | true |
 | `dailies` | path where your daily notes go | ~/zettelkasten/daily |
 | `weeklies` | path where your weekly notes go | ~/zettelkasten/weekly |
diff --git a/doc/telekasten.txt b/doc/telekasten.txt
index 3f34ff4..8cb9c60 100644
--- a/doc/telekasten.txt
+++ b/doc/telekasten.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ daily note (or cancel out and keep browsing your calendar). The daily note
 will be created if it doesn't exist. Days with daily notes get marked in the
 calendar.
 
+For Windows users, many of the functions that require navigating file folders
+do not work. This is due to how Telescope handles paths and the odd way that
+Windows structures its paths. It is advised you don't use Windows.
+
 To find out more:
 https://github.com/renerocksai/telekasten.nvim
 
@@ -138,6 +142,20 @@ telekasten.setup({opts})
 
         Default: '~/zettelkasten'
 
+        ----------------------
+        Note to Windows users: 
+
+        If you must use Windows, avoid using the drive path. You may use it, 
+        but telekasten will ignore the drive name and create your main markdown
+        / zettelkasten folder in the same drive that neovim executes from. This
+        is because of how Telescope handles files paths. Windows paths must be 
+        stripped of the drive name or else the path will not be read correctly.
+        This is done automatically but is advised that you avoid adding it.
+
+        It is recommended that if your path is not the default to write it
+        like a Unix path with '/' instead of '\', or to escape the '\' as '\\'.
+        ----------------------
+
                                    *telekasten.settings.take_over_my_home*
     take_over_my_home: ~
         If set to `true`, telekasten.nvim will take over your home. Any notes
diff --git a/lua/telekasten.lua b/lua/telekasten.lua
index 9ed77f4..9b4d4f2 100644
--- a/lua/telekasten.lua
+++ b/lua/telekasten.lua
@@ -23,10 +23,35 @@ local Path = require("plenary.path")
 -- declare locals for the nvim api stuff to avoid more lsp warnings
 local vim = vim
 
+-- Cleans home path for Windows users
+-- Needs to be before default config, else with no user config
+-- home will not be cleaned and issues will still occur
+local function CleanPath(path)
+    -- File path delimeter for Windows machines
+    local windows_delim = "\\"
+    -- Returns the path delimeter for the machine
+    -- '\\' for Windows, '/' for Unix
+    local system_delim = package.config:sub(1, 1)
+    local new_path_start
+
+    -- Removes portion of path before '\\' for Windows machines
+    -- since Telescope does not like that
+    if system_delim == windows_delim then
+        new_path_start = path:find(windows_delim) -- Find the first '\\'
+        if new_path_start ~= nil then
+            path = path:sub(new_path_start) -- Start path at the first '\\'
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- Returns cleaned path
+    return path
+end
+
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- DEFAULT CONFIG
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 local home = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten")
+home = CleanPath(home)
 local M = {}
 
 M.Cfg = {
@@ -2696,6 +2721,9 @@ local function Setup(cfg)
         -- merge everything but calendar opts
         -- they will be merged later
         if k ~= "calendar_opts" then
+            if k == "home" then
+                v = CleanPath(v)
+            end
             M.Cfg[k] = v
             if debug then
                 print(