diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md
--- a/doc/build-windows.md
+++ b/doc/build-windows.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 -------------
 
 After building using the Windows subsystem it can be useful to copy the compiled
-executables to a directory on the windows drive in the same directory structure
+executables to a directory on the Windows drive in the same directory structure
 as they appear in the release `.zip` archive. This can be done in the following
 way. This will install to `c:\workspace\bitcoin-abc`, for example:
 
diff --git a/doc/init.md b/doc/init.md
--- a/doc/init.md
+++ b/doc/init.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 At a bare minimum, bitcoind requires that the rpcpassword setting be set
 when running as a daemon.  If the configuration file does not exist or this
-setting is not set, bitcoind will shutdown promptly after startup.
+setting is not set, bitcoind will shut down promptly after startup.
 
 This password does not have to be remembered or typed as it is mostly used
 as a fixed token that bitcoind and client programs read from the configuration