faq entry for git bash

docs/faq.mdx

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 ### How do I make a remote connection?
 
 There is a button in the header.  Click the <i className="fa-sharp fa-laptop"/> or <i className="fa-sharp fa-arrow-right-arrow-left"/>
-and type the `[user]@[host]` that you wish to connect to.
+and type the `[user]@[host]` that you wish to connect to.
+
+### On Windows, how can I use Git Bash as my default shell?
+
+In order to make Git Bash your default shell you'll need to set the configuration variable `term:localshellpath` to
+the location of the Git Bash "bash.exe" binary.  By default it is located at "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe".
+Just remember in JSON, backslashes need to be escaped.  So add this to your [settings.json](./config) file:
+
+```json
+    "term:localshellpath": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe"
+```
+
+