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authorSteve Dower <steve.dower@python.org>2020-07-28 15:35:46 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-07-28 15:35:46 (GMT)
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bpo-41412 and bpo-40948: Windows installer updates (GH-21656)
Prevent installation on Windows 8 and earlier. Download UCRT on demand when required (non-updated Windows 8.1 only) Add reference to py launcher to post-install message
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+The installer will now fail to install on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Further,
+the UCRT dependency is now always downloaded on demand.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-07-28-12-39-32.bpo-40948.ISUFO6.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-07-28-12-39-32.bpo-40948.ISUFO6.rst
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+Improve post-install message to direct people to the "py" command.