chore(docs): Update Windows installation

docs/docs/getting_started/00_nargo_installation.md

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 - [Option 1: Noirup](#option-1-noirup)
 - [Option 2: Binaries](#option-2-binaries)
-- [Option 3: Install via Nix](#option-3-install-via-nix)
-- [Option 4: Compile from Source](#option-4-compile-from-source)
+- [Option 3: Compile from Source](#option-3-compile-from-source)
+- [Option 4: WSL for Windows](#option-4-wsl-for-windows)
 
 Optionally you can also install [Noir VS Code extension] for syntax highlighting.
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 Done, you should have the latest version working. You can check with `nargo --version`.
 
 You can also install nightlies, specific versions
 or branches, check out the [noirup repository](https://github.com/noir-lang/noirup) for more
 information.
 
@@ -98,21 +98,6 @@
 source ~/.zshrc
 ```
 
-##### Windows (PowerShell)
-
-Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
-
-```powershell
-mkdir -f -p "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\"; `
-Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/releases/download/v0.4.1/nargo-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Outfile "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\nargo-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"; `
-Expand-Archive -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\nargo-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\"; `
-$Reg = "Registry::HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"; `
-$OldPath = (Get-ItemProperty -Path "$Reg" -Name PATH).Path; `
-$NewPath = $OldPath + ’;’ + "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\"; `
-Set-ItemProperty -Path "$Reg" -Name PATH –Value "$NewPath"; `
-$env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","User")
-```
-
 ##### Linux (Bash)
 
 ```bash
@@ -155,9 +140,9 @@
 
 ### Option 3: Compile from Source
 
 Due to the large number of native dependencies, Noir projects uses [Nix](https://nixos.org/) and [direnv](https://direnv.net/) to streamline the development experience. It helps mitigating ssues commonly associated with dependency management, such as conflicts between required package versions for different projects (often referred to as "dependency hell").
 
 Combined with direnv, which automatically sets or unsets environment variables based on the directory, it further simplifies the development process by seamlessly integrating with the developer's shell, facilitating an efficient and reliable workflow for managing and deploying Noir projects with multiple dependencies.
 
 #### Setting up your environment
 
@@ -178,7 +163,7 @@
 ```
 
 4. Add direnv to your shell following [their guide](https://direnv.net/docs/hook.html).
    1. For bash or zshell, add `eval "$(direnv hook bash)"` or `eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"` to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file, respectively.
 5. Restart your shell.
 
 #### Shell & editor experience
@@ -233,6 +218,14 @@
 
 Advanced: If you aren't using direnv nor launching your editor within the subshell, you can try to install Barretenberg and other global dependencies the package needs. This is an advanced workflow and likely won't receive support!
 
+### Option 4: WSL (for Windows)
+
+The default backend for Noir (Barretenberg) doesn't provide Windows binaries at this time. For that reason, Noir cannot be installed nativerly. However, it is available by using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
+
+Step 1: Follow the instructions [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) to install and run WSL.
+
+step 2: Follow the [Noirup instructions](#option-1-noirup).
+
 ## Uninstalling Nargo
 
 ### Noirup

docs/versioned_docs/version-0.17.0/getting_started/00_nargo_installation.md

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 - [Option 1: Noirup](#option-1-noirup)
 - [Option 2: Binaries](#option-2-binaries)
-- [Option 3: Install via Nix](#option-3-install-via-nix)
-- [Option 4: Compile from Source](#option-4-compile-from-source)
+- [Option 3: Compile from Source](#option-3-compile-from-source)
+- [Option 4: WSL for Windows](#option-4-wsl-for-windows)
 
 Optionally you can also install [Noir VS Code extension] for syntax highlighting.
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 Done, you should have the latest version working. You can check with `nargo --version`.
 
 You can also install nightlies, specific versions
 or branches, check out the [noirup repository](https://github.com/noir-lang/noirup) for more
 information.
 
@@ -98,21 +98,6 @@
 source ~/.zshrc
 ```
 
-##### Windows (PowerShell)
-
-Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
-
-```powershell
-mkdir -f -p "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\"; `
-Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/releases/download/v0.4.1/nargo-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Outfile "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\nargo-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"; `
-Expand-Archive -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\nargo-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\"; `
-$Reg = "Registry::HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"; `
-$OldPath = (Get-ItemProperty -Path "$Reg" -Name PATH).Path; `
-$NewPath = $OldPath + ’;’ + "$env:USERPROFILE\.nargo\bin\"; `
-Set-ItemProperty -Path "$Reg" -Name PATH –Value "$NewPath"; `
-$env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","User")
-```
-
 ##### Linux (Bash)
 
 ```bash
@@ -155,9 +140,9 @@
 
 ### Option 3: Compile from Source
 
 Due to the large number of native dependencies, Noir projects uses [Nix](https://nixos.org/) and [direnv](https://direnv.net/) to streamline the development experience. It helps mitigating ssues commonly associated with dependency management, such as conflicts between required package versions for different projects (often referred to as "dependency hell").
 
 Combined with direnv, which automatically sets or unsets environment variables based on the directory, it further simplifies the development process by seamlessly integrating with the developer's shell, facilitating an efficient and reliable workflow for managing and deploying Noir projects with multiple dependencies.
 
 #### Setting up your environment
 
@@ -178,7 +163,7 @@
 ```
 
 4. Add direnv to your shell following [their guide](https://direnv.net/docs/hook.html).
    1. For bash or zshell, add `eval "$(direnv hook bash)"` or `eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"` to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file, respectively.
 5. Restart your shell.
 
 #### Shell & editor experience
@@ -233,6 +218,14 @@
 
 Advanced: If you aren't using direnv nor launching your editor within the subshell, you can try to install Barretenberg and other global dependencies the package needs. This is an advanced workflow and likely won't receive support!
 
+### Option 4: WSL (for Windows)
+
+Windows is not directly supported at this time. To install Noir on a Windows machine, it is recommended to use WSL.
+
+Step 1: Follow the instructions [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) to install and run WSL.
+
+step 2: Follow the [Noirup instructions](#option-1-noirup).
+
 ## Uninstalling Nargo
 
 ### Noirup