diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index adab2f8..f8ee033 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
         If you have a dedicated database server with 1GB or more of RAM, a
         reasonable starting value for <varname>shared_buffers</varname> is 25%
         of the memory in your system.  There are some workloads where even
-        large settings for <varname>shared_buffers</varname> are effective, but
+        larger settings for <varname>shared_buffers</varname> are effective, but
         because <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> also relies on the
         operating system cache, it is unlikely that an allocation of more than
         40% of RAM to <varname>shared_buffers</varname> will work better than a
@@ -1313,11 +1313,6 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
        <para>
         On systems with less than 1GB of RAM, a smaller percentage of RAM is
         appropriate, so as to leave adequate space for the operating system.
-        Also, on Windows, large values for <varname>shared_buffers</varname>
-        aren't as effective.  You may find better results keeping the setting
-        relatively low and using the operating system cache more instead.  The
-        useful range for <varname>shared_buffers</varname> on Windows systems
-        is generally from 64MB to 512MB.
        </para>
 
       </listitem>