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Adding details for the Windows release instructions (#2536)

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Windows
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### Overview
The `Start-PSPackage` function delegates to `New-MSIPackage` which creates a Windows Installer Package of PowerShell.
The packages *must* be published in release mode, so use `Start-PSBuild -CrossGen -Configuration Release`.
It uses the Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX) to generate a `PowerShell_<version>.msi`,
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Note that PowerShell is always self-contained, thus using it does not require installing it.
The output of `Start-PSBuild` includes a `powershell.exe` executable which can simply be launched.
### Package Creation
To create release packages, create a new branch at the release tag. For example:
``` powershell
git checkout -b local-alpha-11-release-branch v.6.0.0-alpha.11
```
#### Windows 10 and Server 2016
``` powershell
Import-Module .\build.psm1
Start-PSBootstrap -Package
Start-PSBuild -Clean -CrossGen -Runtime win10-x64 -Configuration Release
Start-PSPackage -Type msi
Start-PSPackage -Type zip
```
#### Windows 8.1 and Server 2012r2
``` powershell
Import-Module .\build.psm1
Start-PSBootstrap -Package
Start-PSBuild -Clean -CrossGen -Runtime win81-x64 -Configuration Release
Start-PSPackage -Type msi -WindowsDownLevel win81-x64
Start-PSPackage -Type zip -WindowsDownLevel win81-x64
```