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doc: add Windows archive install permissions note (#9312)
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‎apps/site/pages/en/download/alpha.mdx‎

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Learn how to <LinkWithArrow href="https://github.com/nodejs/node#verifying-binaries">verify</LinkWithArrow> signed SHASUMS.
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On Windows, use the Windows Installer (`.msi`) for system-wide installations
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when possible. If you use a `.zip` or `.7z` archive for a system-wide
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installation, extract Node.js to a directory that is not writable by untrusted
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users. Avoid leaving the installation directory with permissions that allow
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other authenticated users to create or modify files in that directory.
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Looking for Node.js source? Download a signed <Release.DownloadLink kind="source">Node.js source</Release.DownloadLink> tarball.
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Check out our <LinkWithArrow href="https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/">nightly</LinkWithArrow> binaries or

‎apps/site/pages/en/download/current.mdx‎

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Learn how to <LinkWithArrow href="https://github.com/nodejs/node#verifying-binaries">verify</LinkWithArrow> signed SHASUMS.
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On Windows, use the Windows Installer (`.msi`) for system-wide installations
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when possible. If you use a `.zip` or `.7z` archive for a system-wide
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installation, extract Node.js to a directory that is not writable by untrusted
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users. Avoid leaving the installation directory with permissions that allow
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other authenticated users to create or modify files in that directory.
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Looking for Node.js source? Download a signed <Release.DownloadLink kind="source">Node.js source</Release.DownloadLink> tarball.
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Check out our <LinkWithArrow href="https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/">nightly</LinkWithArrow> binaries or

‎apps/site/pages/en/download/index.mdx‎

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Learn how to <LinkWithArrow href="https://github.com/nodejs/node#verifying-binaries">verify</LinkWithArrow> signed SHASUMS.
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On Windows, use the Windows Installer (`.msi`) for system-wide installations
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when possible. If you use a `.zip` or `.7z` archive for a system-wide
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installation, extract Node.js to a directory that is not writable by untrusted
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users. Avoid leaving the installation directory with permissions that allow
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other authenticated users to create or modify files in that directory.
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Looking for Node.js source? Download a signed <Release.DownloadLink kind="source">Node.js source</Release.DownloadLink> tarball.
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Check out our <LinkWithArrow href="https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/">nightly</LinkWithArrow> binaries or

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