From 2e47dde438d689199934bca0967152a3b0e8a95f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: alexgmin <alexgmin@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:02:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed #35511 -- Documented when the py binary is unavailable
 on Windows.

---
 docs/howto/windows.txt | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/howto/windows.txt b/docs/howto/windows.txt
index 0ab976f039..83aa8d0655 100644
--- a/docs/howto/windows.txt
+++ b/docs/howto/windows.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ matches the version you installed by executing:
 
     ...\> py --version
 
+.. admonition:: ``py`` is not recognized or found
+
+    Depending on how you've installed Python (such as via the Microsoft Store),
+    ``py`` may not be available in the command prompt.
+
+    You will then need to use ``python`` instead of ``py`` when entering
+    commands.
+
 .. seealso::
 
     For more details, see :doc:`python:using/windows` documentation.