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Clarify lack of Windows support in documentation (#11198)

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Clarify lack of support for Windows.

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# 2. What do I need? # 2. What do I need?
If you are running Windows, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is strongly
recommended for development. More information about WSL can be found at
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install>. Running Synapse natively
on Windows is not officially supported.
The code of Synapse is written in Python 3. To do pretty much anything, you'll need [a recent version of Python 3](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download). The code of Synapse is written in Python 3. To do pretty much anything, you'll need [a recent version of Python 3](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download).
The source code of Synapse is hosted on GitHub. You will also need [a recent version of git](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git). The source code of Synapse is hosted on GitHub. You will also need [a recent version of git](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).
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# 4. Install the dependencies # 4. Install the dependencies
## Under Unix (macOS, Linux, BSD, ...)
Once you have installed Python 3 and added the source, please open a terminal and Once you have installed Python 3 and added the source, please open a terminal and
setup a *virtualenv*, as follows: setup a *virtualenv*, as follows:
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This will install the developer dependencies for the project. This will install the developer dependencies for the project.
## Under Windows
TBD
# 5. Get in touch. # 5. Get in touch.

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##### Windows ##### Windows
If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem For Running Synapse natively on Windows is not officially supported.
Linux provides a Linux environment on Windows 10 which is capable of using the
Debian, Fedora, or source installation methods. More information about WSL can If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem for
be found at <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10> for Linux provides a Linux environment which is capable of using the Debian, Fedora,
Windows 10 and <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server> or source installation methods. More information about WSL can be found at
for Windows Server. <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install> for Windows 10/11 and
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server> for
Windows Server.
## Setting up Synapse ## Setting up Synapse