Update maintainer kb windows doc

src/maintainer/knowledge_base.rst

@@ -118,28 +118,55 @@ use a general web search to explore — while these topics are beyond the
 scope of this documentation, there are ample discussions on them on the broader
 Internet.
 
+To bootstrap a conda environment and install ``conda-build``, consider
+`miniforge<https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge>`__.
+
+
+Executing a build
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The ``build-locally.py`` script does not support Windows. Use ``conda build
+recipe/``.
+
+Using a local channel looks a bit different in Windows, too (note the
+triple-forward-slash in the channel name):
+
+.. code-block::
+
+    conda create -n my-new-env -c file:///C:\Users\User\miniforge3\conda-build my-package
+
+If you installed from a different distribution than ``miniforge`` or to a
+different path, you'll need to alter this path.
+
+
+Notes on native code
+--------------------
+
 In order to compile native code (C, C++, etc.) on Windows, you will need to
 install Microsoft’s Visual C++ build tools on your VM. You must install
 particular versions of these tools — this is to maintain compatibility between
 compiled libraries used in Python, `as described on this Python wiki page
 <https://wiki.python.org/moin/WindowsCompilers>`__. The current relevant
 versions are:
 
-* For Python 3.5–3.7: Visual C++ 14.0
+* For Python 3.5–3.10: Visual C++ 14.x
 
 While you can obtain these tools by installing the right version of the full
 `Visual Studio <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/>`__ development
 environment, you can save a lot of time and bandwidth by installing standalone
-“build tools” packages. The links are as follows:
-
-* For Python 3.5–3.7: `Microsoft Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017
-  <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/#visual-studio-2017-and-other-products>`__.
+“build tools” packages. You can get them from `Visual Studio
+Subscriptions<https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/#visual-studio-2019-and-other-products>`__.
+To download build tools, you'll need a Microsoft account. Once on the
+Visual Studio Subscriptions page, you may also need to join the Dev Essentials
+program. Once that's done, you can click the "Download" tab and search for
+"Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019".
 
 If you need more information. Please refer `the Python wiki page on Windows compilers
 <https://wiki.python.org/moin/WindowsCompilers>`__.
 
 Simple CMake-Based ``bld.bat``
-------------------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
 Some projects provide hooks for CMake to build the project. The following
 example ``bld.bat`` file demonstrates how to build a traditional, out-of-core
 build for such projects.
@@ -177,7 +204,7 @@ The following feedstocks are examples of this build structure deployed:
 
 
 Building for different VC versions
-----------------------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 On Windows, different Visual C versions have different ABI and therefore a package needs to be built for different
 Visual C versions. Packages are tied to the VC version that they were built with and some packages have specific
@@ -203,7 +230,7 @@ To skip building with a particular ``vc`` version, add a skip statement.
         - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
 
 Using vs2019
--------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 To use ``vs2019`` make the following changes: