Getting Started needs updates for Windows

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
62/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
build-system, documentation

Research direction

Start by reading the “Pixi on Windows” section in the Getting Started documentation. Add the LibPack link and the minimal variable setup, then update the Visual Studio guidance after checking whether 2022 or 2026 supports current FreeCAD builds. Done means the section reflects current LibPack and Visual Studio requirements.

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Description

In the Pixi on Windows section:

  1. There is no mention of LibPack. That should be front and center. It's probably also worth incorporating the minimal set of steps need to use LibPack (such as setting the variables).

  2. The instructions describe installing Visual Studio Community 2019. That only supports LibPack up to v2.11, which was for FreeCAD 0.21. It does not work with current FreeCAD builds. The instructions should point to either 2022 (which is known to work) or 2026 (if it works -- just released).

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