Add short note on Windows Tips

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### Tips
#### Windows Powershell
##### Powershell Profile
To customize powershell on start-up there is a special powershell script that has to be created.
In order to find its location run command `Get-Command $profile | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Definition`
See [more](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb613488(v=vs.85).aspx) for profile details.
Any powershell code in this file gets evaluated at the start of console.
This way you can have own aliases to be created at start.
##### Setup function alias
Often you can find a need to make alias for the favourite utility.
But powershell function aliases do not behave like your typical linux shell alias.
You always need to propagate arguments and **Stdin** input.
But it cannot be done simply as `function grep() { $input | rg.exe --hidden $args }`
Use below example as reference to how setup alias in powershell.
```powershell
function grep {
$count = @($input).Count
$input.Reset()
if ($count) {
$input | rg.exe --hidden $args
}
else {
rg.exe --hidden $args
}
}
```
Powershell special variables:
* input - is powershell **Stdin** object that allows you to access its content.
* args - is array of arguments passed to this function.
This alias checks whether there is **Stdin** input and propagates only if there is some lines.
Otherwise empty `$input` will make powershell to trigger `rg` to search empty **Stdin**
### Known issues
#### I just hit Ctrl+C in the middle of ripgrep's output and now my terminal's foreground color is wrong!