diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index 637a80f42d4a15..a8350980767a44 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ Passing ``--update`` will replace existing installs if the new version is newer. Otherwise, they will be left. If no tags are provided with ``--update``, all installs managed by the Python install manager will be updated if newer versions are available. Updates will remove any modifications made to the install, -including globally installed packages, but virtual environments will continue to -work. +including globally installed packages, but will leave ``site-packages`` and +``Scripts`` directories as is. Virtual environments are also unaffected. Passing ``--dry-run`` will generate output and logs, but will not modify any installs. @@ -399,8 +399,9 @@ override all other settings, but not every option is available. This section will describe the defaults, but be aware that modified or overridden installs may resolve settings differently. -A global configuration file may be configured by an administrator, and would be -read first. The user configuration file is stored at +A global configuration file may be configured by an +:ref:`administrator ` +and would be read first. The user configuration file is stored at :file:`%AppData%\\Python\\pymanager.json` (note that this location is under ``Roaming``, not ``Local``) and is read next, overwriting any settings from earlier files. An additional configuration file