diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9d202b28..9156c729a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,6 +173,31 @@ For Claude Code plugin setup, updates, scope changes, and hook-profile changes:
 npx ecc-universal@2.2.2 setup
 ```
 
+#### Windows first-time walkthrough
+
+If you are new to command-line tools, use this copy-and-paste path:
+
+1. Install Node.js 18 or newer, Git, and Claude Code.
+2. Open **PowerShell** from the Windows Start menu.
+3. Confirm that each prerequisite is available:
+
+   ```powershell
+   node --version
+   git --version
+   claude --version
+   ```
+
+4. Run the guided installer:
+
+   ```powershell
+   npx ecc-universal@2.2.2 setup
+   ```
+
+5. For a typical personal setup, choose **Global user**, choose **Standard** hooks, and confirm.
+6. Start a new Claude Code session and run `/plugin list` to verify that `ecc@ecc` is enabled.
+
+This path does not require cloning the repository. If any prerequisite command is not found, install or repair that prerequisite before rerunning ECC setup.
+
 If npm reports a version or cache error, confirm the registry version before retrying:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/scripts/lib/claude-plugin-setup.js b/scripts/lib/claude-plugin-setup.js
index 0672b505e..63c116759 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/claude-plugin-setup.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/claude-plugin-setup.js
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ function verifyPluginAtScope(options) {
 
 function ensurePluginAtScope(options) {
   const run = options.run || runClaude;
-  const configuredHooks = options.hookConfiguration || hookOptions(options.hooks);
   if (options.installed) {
     run(
       ['plugin', 'update', CURRENT_PLUGIN_ID, '--scope', options.scope],
@@ -582,8 +581,6 @@ function ensurePluginAtScope(options) {
     [
       'plugin', 'install', CURRENT_PLUGIN_ID,
       '--scope', options.scope,
-      '--config', `hooks_enabled=${configuredHooks.hooks_enabled}`,
-      '--config', `hook_profile=${configuredHooks.hook_profile}`,
     ],
     { cwd: options.projectRoot, phase: 'plugin-install' }
   );
diff --git a/tests/lib/claude-plugin-setup.test.js b/tests/lib/claude-plugin-setup.test.js
index ba82d3870..cdda9f5f0 100644
--- a/tests/lib/claude-plugin-setup.test.js
+++ b/tests/lib/claude-plugin-setup.test.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ test('requesting another scope fails without the PR 2 move-scope operation', ()
   });
 });
 
-test('fresh install follows the exact inventory, marketplace, install, and verification sequence', () => {
+test('fresh install uses supported Claude arguments and follows the verification sequence', () => {
   withFixture({}, fixture => {
     const result = setupClaudePlugin(setupOptions(fixture, {
       scope: 'project',
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ test('fresh install follows the exact inventory, marketplace, install, and verif
       [
         'plugin', 'install', 'ecc@ecc',
         '--scope', 'project',
-        '--config', 'hooks_enabled=true',
-        '--config', 'hook_profile=strict',
       ],
       ['plugin', 'list', '--json'],
     ]);
@@ -724,8 +722,6 @@ test('provider failures stop later operations and leave settings untouched', ()
   const installArgv = [
     'plugin', 'install', 'ecc@ecc',
     '--scope', 'user',
-    '--config', 'hooks_enabled=true',
-    '--config', 'hook_profile=standard',
   ];
   withFixture({
     failures: [{