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 # Manually create a shortcut  to the {{Path|octave.vbs}} file in the main installation directory. (Right-click on the file, select 'Create Shortcut', and move the new shortcut to your desired location.)
 # Run the {{Path|fc_update.bat}} file before running Octave to reduce plot delays due to the Windows font cache.
-* '''Note that for Octave 4.4.0, the shortcuts start the command line interface, not the graphical user interface, by default.  The user needs to add <code>--force-gui</code> to any manual shortcuts to start Octave with the GUI. (Right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, and add <code>--force-gui</code> to the end of the Target field.) Octave 4.4.1+ reverted back to the previous behavior where graphical user interface runs by default.'''
 ==Packages==
-A selection of pre-built, [[Octave Forge]] packages are prepared for all versions of the official release.  If you installed Octave using the executable installer, you can confirm the package list by typing the command below at the Octave command prompt:
+A selection of pre-built, [[Octave Forge]] packages are included with for all versions of the official Windows release.  If you installed Octave using the executable installer, you can confirm the package list by typing the command below at the Octave command prompt:
     >> pkg list