doc: update Python 3.14 manual install instructions (Windows)

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Refs: #61427
Refs: nodejs/node-gyp#3264

Current documentation

The document section BUILDING > Windows Prerequisites > Option 1: Manual install provides the following instructions to install Python, that are correct only up to Python 3.13:

Manual install

The current version of Python from the Microsoft Store

Python has deprecated the full installer since version 3.14 and provides instead the Python Install Manager. The Microsoft Store displays only the versions Python 3.12 and 3.13.

The instructions in the node-gyp/README > On Windows repo documentation section have already been updated and now read:

Follow the instructions in Using Python on Windows to install the current version of Python on Windows.

Updated documentation

The updated node-gyp/README > On Windows instructions are copied to the node/BUILDING > Windows Prerequisites > Option 1: Manual install document section in this repo. This covers installing all Python 3 versions, including Python 3.14.

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PR-URL: #61428

Refs: #61427

Refs: nodejs/node-gyp#3264

Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]>

Reviewed-By: Stefan Stojanovic <[email protected]>

Reviewed-By: Aviv Keller <[email protected]>

Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
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PR-URL: #61428

Refs: #61427

Refs: nodejs/node-gyp#3264

Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]>

Reviewed-By: Stefan Stojanovic <[email protected]>

Reviewed-By: Aviv Keller <[email protected]>

Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
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