doc: update Python 3.14 manual install instructions (Windows) #61428
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Refs: #61427
Refs: nodejs/node-gyp#3264
Current documentation
The document section BUILDING > Windows Prerequisites > Option 1: Manual install provides the following instructions to install Python, that are correct only up to Python 3.13:
Python has deprecated the full installer since version 3.14 and provides instead the Python Install Manager. The Microsoft Store displays only the versions Python 3.12 and 3.13.
The instructions in the node-gyp/README > On Windows repo documentation section have already been updated and now read:
Updated documentation
The updated node-gyp/README > On Windows instructions are copied to the node/BUILDING > Windows Prerequisites > Option 1: Manual install document section in this repo. This covers installing all Python 3 versions, including Python 3.14.