Install and activate ImageMagick PHP extension in Windows

There are many guides for this, but most of them are complicated or do not work for me. The simplest solution in my eyes is as follows:

1. Install Imagick for Windows. Get the Installation package from here and install as usual.
2. Download the right package (concerning php version, architecture, thread safety) from here.
   The link leads you to the latest imagick DLLs for the moment. Visit the PECL page for newer or older versions.
3. Extract to a directory of your choice and copy ONLY the php_imagick.dll to /xampp/php/ext
4. Add the line

   extension=php_imagick

   to your php.ini and restart apache

5. You are done. Have a look at the php.net documentation and try out one of the examples