Mention the lack of windows_mut
in windows
#106889
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This is a common request, going back to at least 2015 (#23783), so mention in the docs that it can't be done and offer a workaround using https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/cell/struct.Cell.html#method.as_slice_of_cells.
(See also URLO threads like https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/a-windows-mut-method-on-slice/16941/10?u=scottmcm.)