From b637200fb89e2381583ab65d7e26c25f6cb1eaf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike McCready <66998419+MikeMcC399@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 15:54:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] readme: update Python manual install instructions for Windows

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 README.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72833b1363..f068c7c87c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ choco install python visualstudio2022-workload-vctools -y
 
 Or install and configure Python and Visual Studio tools manually:
 
-  * Install the current [version of Python](https://devguide.python.org/versions/) from the
-  [Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/search?publisher=Python+Software+Foundation).
+  * Follow the instructions in [Using Python on Windows](https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html) to install
+    the current [version of Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 
    * Install Visual C++ Build Environment: For Visual Studio 2019 or later, use the `Desktop development with C++` workload from [Visual Studio Community](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community).  For a version older than Visual Studio 2019, install [Visual Studio Build Tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools) with the `Visual C++ build tools` option.