Windows install says git not found or openclaw not recognized

Two common Windows issues:
1) npm error spawn git / git not found
Install Git for Windows and make sure git is on your PATH.
Close and reopen PowerShell, then re-run the installer.
2) openclaw is not recognized after install
Your npm global bin folder is not on PATH.
Check the path:
npm config get prefix
Ensure <prefix>\\bin is on PATH (on most systems it is %AppData%\\npm).
Close and reopen PowerShell after updating PATH.
If you want the smoothest Windows setup, use WSL2 instead of native Windows. Docs: Windows.