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MySQL master-slave replication on Windows works in the same way as it does on any other operating system. Here are the general steps involved in setting up MySQL master-slave replication on Windows:

1. Install MySQL on both the master and slave servers.
2. Configure the master server by editing the my.cnf file to enable binary logging.
3. Create a MySQL user on the master server with the appropriate privileges for replication.
4. Take a backup of the master database and copy it to the slave server.
5. Configure the slave server by editing the my.cnf file to enable slave replication.
6. Start the slave server and run the replication command to connect to the master server.
7. Check the slave server status to ensure that replication is working correctly.

Once replication is set up, any changes made to the master database will be replicated to the slave database in near real-time. This allows for better data availability, disaster recovery, and scalability.