diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0d5a4b28e..3f80435436 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -138,25 +138,10 @@ GITGUI_SCRIPT   := $$0
 GITGUI_RELATIVE :=
 GITGUI_MACOSXAPP :=
 
-ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
-	GITGUI_SCRIPT := `cygpath --windows --absolute "$(GITGUI_SCRIPT)"`
-
-	# Is this a Cygwin Tcl/Tk binary?  If so it knows how to do
-	# POSIX path translation just like cygpath does and we must
-	# keep libdir in POSIX format so Cygwin packages of git-gui
-	# work no matter where the user installs them.
-	#
-	ifeq ($(shell echo 'puts [file normalize /]' | '$(TCL_PATH_SQ)'),$(shell cygpath --mixed --absolute /))
-		gg_libdir_sed_in := $(gg_libdir)
-	else
-		gg_libdir_sed_in := $(shell cygpath --windows --absolute "$(gg_libdir)")
-	endif
-else
-	ifeq ($(exedir),$(gg_libdir))
-		GITGUI_RELATIVE := 1
-	endif
-	gg_libdir_sed_in := $(gg_libdir)
+ifeq ($(exedir),$(gg_libdir))
+	GITGUI_RELATIVE := 1
 endif
+gg_libdir_sed_in := $(gg_libdir)
 ifeq ($(uname_S),Darwin)
 	ifeq ($(shell test -d $(TKFRAMEWORK) && echo y),y)
 		GITGUI_MACOSXAPP := YesPlease
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index cb92bba1c4..8bc8892c40 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -84,14 +84,7 @@ proc _which {what args} {
 	global env _search_exe _search_path
 
 	if {$_search_path eq {}} {
-		if {[is_Cygwin] && [regexp {^(/|\.:)} $env(PATH)]} {
-			set _search_path [split [exec cygpath \
-				--windows \
-				--path \
-				--absolute \
-				$env(PATH)] {;}]
-			set _search_exe .exe
-		} elseif {[is_Windows]} {
+		if {[is_Windows]} {
 			set gitguidir [file dirname [info script]]
 			regsub -all ";" $gitguidir "\\;" gitguidir
 			set env(PATH) "$gitguidir;$env(PATH)"
@@ -342,14 +335,7 @@ proc gitexec {args} {
 		if {[catch {set _gitexec [git --exec-path]} err]} {
 			error "Git not installed?\n\n$err"
 		}
-		if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-			set _gitexec [exec cygpath \
-				--windows \
-				--absolute \
-				$_gitexec]
-		} else {
-			set _gitexec [file normalize $_gitexec]
-		}
+		set _gitexec [file normalize $_gitexec]
 	}
 	if {$args eq {}} {
 		return $_gitexec
@@ -364,14 +350,7 @@ proc githtmldir {args} {
 			# Git not installed or option not yet supported
 			return {}
 		}
-		if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-			set _githtmldir [exec cygpath \
-				--windows \
-				--absolute \
-				$_githtmldir]
-		} else {
-			set _githtmldir [file normalize $_githtmldir]
-		}
+		set _githtmldir [file normalize $_githtmldir]
 	}
 	if {$args eq {}} {
 		return $_githtmldir
@@ -1318,9 +1297,6 @@ if {$_gitdir eq "."} {
 	set _gitdir [pwd]
 }
 
-if {![file isdirectory $_gitdir] && [is_Cygwin]} {
-	catch {set _gitdir [exec cygpath --windows $_gitdir]}
-}
 if {![file isdirectory $_gitdir]} {
 	catch {wm withdraw .}
 	error_popup [strcat [mc "Git directory not found:"] "\n\n$_gitdir"]
@@ -1332,11 +1308,7 @@ apply_config
 
 # v1.7.0 introduced --show-toplevel to return the canonical work-tree
 if {[package vcompare $_git_version 1.7.0] >= 0} {
-	if { [is_Cygwin] } {
-		catch {set _gitworktree [exec cygpath --windows [git rev-parse --show-toplevel]]}
-	} else {
-		set _gitworktree [git rev-parse --show-toplevel]
-	}
+	set _gitworktree [git rev-parse --show-toplevel]
 } else {
 	# try to set work tree from environment, core.worktree or use
 	# cdup to obtain a relative path to the top of the worktree. If
@@ -1561,24 +1533,8 @@ proc rescan {after {honor_trustmtime 1}} {
 	}
 }
 
-if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-	set is_git_info_exclude {}
-	proc have_info_exclude {} {
-		global is_git_info_exclude
-
-		if {$is_git_info_exclude eq {}} {
-			if {[catch {exec test -f [gitdir info exclude]}]} {
-				set is_git_info_exclude 0
-			} else {
-				set is_git_info_exclude 1
-			}
-		}
-		return $is_git_info_exclude
-	}
-} else {
-	proc have_info_exclude {} {
-		return [file readable [gitdir info exclude]]
-	}
+proc have_info_exclude {} {
+	return [file readable [gitdir info exclude]]
 }
 
 proc rescan_stage2 {fd after} {
@@ -2318,7 +2274,9 @@ proc do_git_gui {} {
 
 # Get the system-specific explorer app/command.
 proc get_explorer {} {
-	if {[is_Cygwin] || [is_Windows]} {
+	if {[is_Cygwin]} {
+		set explorer "/bin/cygstart.exe --explore"
+	} elseif {[is_Windows]} {
 		set explorer "explorer.exe"
 	} elseif {[is_MacOSX]} {
 		set explorer "open"
@@ -3112,10 +3070,6 @@ if {[is_MacOSX]} {
 set doc_path [githtmldir]
 if {$doc_path ne {}} {
 	set doc_path [file join $doc_path index.html]
-
-	if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-		set doc_path [exec cygpath --mixed $doc_path]
-	}
 }
 
 if {[file isfile $doc_path]} {
@@ -4087,60 +4041,6 @@ set file_lists($ui_workdir) [list]
 wm title . "[appname] ([reponame]) [file normalize $_gitworktree]"
 focus -force $ui_comm
 
-# -- Warn the user about environmental problems.  Cygwin's Tcl
-#    does *not* pass its env array onto any processes it spawns.
-#    This means that git processes get none of our environment.
-#
-if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-	set ignored_env 0
-	set suggest_user {}
-	set msg [mc "Possible environment issues exist.
-
-The following environment variables are probably
-going to be ignored by any Git subprocess run
-by %s:
-
-" [appname]]
-	foreach name [array names env] {
-		switch -regexp -- $name {
-		{^GIT_INDEX_FILE$} -
-		{^GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY$} -
-		{^GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES$} -
-		{^GIT_DIFF_OPTS$} -
-		{^GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF$} -
-		{^GIT_PAGER$} -
-		{^GIT_TRACE$} -
-		{^GIT_CONFIG$} -
-		{^GIT_(AUTHOR|COMMITTER)_DATE$} {
-			append msg " - $name\n"
-			incr ignored_env
-		}
-		{^GIT_(AUTHOR|COMMITTER)_(NAME|EMAIL)$} {
-			append msg " - $name\n"
-			incr ignored_env
-			set suggest_user $name
-		}
-		}
-	}
-	if {$ignored_env > 0} {
-		append msg [mc "
-This is due to a known issue with the
-Tcl binary distributed by Cygwin."]
-
-		if {$suggest_user ne {}} {
-			append msg [mc "
-
-A good replacement for %s
-is placing values for the user.name and
-user.email settings into your personal
-~/.gitconfig file.
-" $suggest_user]
-		}
-		warn_popup $msg
-	}
-	unset ignored_env msg suggest_user name
-}
-
 # -- Only initialize complex UI if we are going to stay running.
 #
 if {[is_enabled transport]} {
diff --git a/lib/choose_repository.tcl b/lib/choose_repository.tcl
index af1fee7c75..d23abedcb3 100644
--- a/lib/choose_repository.tcl
+++ b/lib/choose_repository.tcl
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ constructor pick {} {
 			-foreground blue \
 			-underline 1
 		set home $::env(HOME)
-		if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-			set home [exec cygpath --windows --absolute $home]
-		}
 		set home "[file normalize $home]/"
 		set hlen [string length $home]
 		foreach p $sorted_recent {
@@ -374,18 +371,6 @@ proc _objdir {path} {
 		return $objdir
 	}
 
-	if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-		set objdir [file join $path .git objects.lnk]
-		if {[file isfile $objdir]} {
-			return [win32_read_lnk $objdir]
-		}
-
-		set objdir [file join $path objects.lnk]
-		if {[file isfile $objdir]} {
-			return [win32_read_lnk $objdir]
-		}
-	}
-
 	return {}
 }
 
@@ -623,12 +608,6 @@ method _do_clone2 {} {
 	}
 
 	set giturl $origin_url
-	if {[is_Cygwin] && [file isdirectory $giturl]} {
-		set giturl [exec cygpath --unix --absolute $giturl]
-		if {$clone_type eq {shared}} {
-			set objdir [exec cygpath --unix --absolute $objdir]
-		}
-	}
 
 	if {[file exists $local_path]} {
 		error_popup [mc "Location %s already exists." $local_path]
@@ -668,11 +647,7 @@ method _do_clone2 {} {
 				fconfigure $f_cp -translation binary -encoding binary
 				cd $objdir
 				while {[gets $f_in line] >= 0} {
-					if {[is_Cygwin]} {
-						puts $f_cp [exec cygpath --unix --absolute $line]
-					} else {
-						puts $f_cp [file normalize $line]
-					}
+					puts $f_cp [file normalize $line]
 				}
 				close $f_in
 				close $f_cp
diff --git a/lib/shortcut.tcl b/lib/shortcut.tcl
index 97d1d7aa02..674a41f5e0 100644
--- a/lib/shortcut.tcl
+++ b/lib/shortcut.tcl
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@ proc do_windows_shortcut {} {
 }
 
 proc do_cygwin_shortcut {} {
-	global argv0 _gitworktree
+	global argv0 _gitworktree oguilib
 
 	if {[catch {
 		set desktop [exec cygpath \
-			--windows \
-			--absolute \
-			--long-name \
 			--desktop]
 		}]} {
 			set desktop .
@@ -48,19 +45,19 @@ proc do_cygwin_shortcut {} {
 			set fn ${fn}.lnk
 		}
 		if {[catch {
-				set sh [exec cygpath \
-					--windows \
-					--absolute \
-					/bin/sh.exe]
-				set me [exec cygpath \
-					--unix \
-					--absolute \
-					$argv0]
-				win32_create_lnk $fn [list \
-					$sh -c \
-					"CHERE_INVOKING=1 source /etc/profile;[sq $me] &" \
-					] \
-					[file normalize $_gitworktree]
+				set repodir [file normalize $_gitworktree]
+				set shargs {-c \
+					"CHERE_INVOKING=1 \
+					source /etc/profile; \
+					git gui"}
+				exec /bin/mkshortcut.exe \
+					--arguments $shargs \
+					--desc "git-gui on $repodir" \
+					--icon $oguilib/git-gui.ico \
+					--name $fn \
+					--show min \
+					--workingdir $repodir \
+					/bin/sh.exe
 			} err]} {
 			error_popup [strcat [mc "Cannot write shortcut:"] "\n\n$err"]
 		}