Cygwin/X - Install 100 dpi fonts

If your fonts look too small, try installing the 100dpi fonts in Cygwin's setup. Under X11, select

xorg-x11-f100: Cygwin/X 100 dpi fonts

In your C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat, near the bottom of the file, append "-dpi 100" to this line:

%RUN% XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error

Cygwin/X - Startup with Windows

Place a shortcut to

C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat

in your startup folder (e.g. Start->All Programs->Startup)

To not have xterm pop up everytime you start up, open startxwin.bat and prepend REM in to this line:

%RUN% xterm -e /usr/bin/bash -l