docs: windows desktop update issue

[mendonk]

1. Add recommended steps for upgrading Windows Desktop to 1.6.0 in Release Notes.
2. Add a warning and a link to these instructions from the Install Windows Desktop page.
3. Add a caution and a link from README.md to the instructions.

Restores reverted content #10040 #10029

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added a CAUTION in README for Windows users: do not use the in-app update to upgrade to 1.6.0; follow Windows Desktop update instructions.
  • Updated Windows installation guide with a warning and link to release notes for 1.6.0 upgrades.
  • Expanded 1.6.0 release notes with a Known issue and step-by-step manual upgrade instructions (including backup paths) and note about expected dual installations.

[coderabbitai]

Important

Review skipped

Auto incremental reviews are disabled on this repository.

Please check the settings in the CodeRabbit UI or the .coderabbit.yaml file in this repository. To trigger a single review, invoke the @coderabbitai review command.

You can disable this status message by setting the reviews.review_status to false in the CodeRabbit configuration file.

Walkthrough

Adds Windows-specific warnings about not using the in-app updater to upgrade Langflow Desktop to 1.6.0. Updates README, Windows tab in installation guide, and 1.6.0 release notes with manual upgrade instructions. No code changes.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary of Changes
Windows Desktop 1.6.0 upgrade guidance README.md, docs/docs/Get-Started/get-started-installation.mdx, docs/docs/Support/release-notes.mdx	Added caution/warning for Windows users to avoid in-app update to 1.6.0. Release notes include a Known issue section with step-by-step manual upgrade instructions and default paths. No functional code edits.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• docs: revert desktop warning #10040 — Reverts the Windows Desktop 1.6.0 updater warning and related release-note changes from this PR.
• docs: windows desktop update issue #10029 — Adds the same Windows Desktop warning and manual upgrade steps in installation and 1.6.0 release notes.
• docs: troubleshooting backlog items #9474 — Updates Desktop docs regarding updater behavior and manual update guidance.

Suggested labels

documentation, size:M, lgtm

Suggested reviewers

• aimurphy
• italojohnny
• Cristhianzl

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (7 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title Check	✅ Passed	The title uses a conventional commit prefix and concisely identifies the primary change—the documentation warning about the Windows Desktop update issue—without extraneous detail, making it clear to reviewers what the pull request addresses.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changes. Docstring coverage check skipped.
Test Coverage For New Implementations	✅ Passed	This PR only updates documentation files (README.md and MDX guides) and does not introduce any new code, bug fixes, or feature implementations that would require accompanying tests, so the absence of test files in the changes is appropriate.
Test Quality And Coverage	✅ Passed	This pull request introduces only documentation changes and no new functional code paths or API endpoints, so there is no new implementation requiring tests. As a result, the existing test suite remains unaffected and no additional test coverage is necessary.
Test File Naming And Structure	✅ Passed	The PR only updates documentation files (README.md and MDX docs) and does not add or modify any test files, so there are no test files in this PR to evaluate against naming, structure, or coverage criteria.
Excessive Mock Usage Warning	✅ Passed	The pull request touches only documentation files and does not include any test code or changes to mocks; therefore there are no opportunities for excessive mock usage to occur in this PR. The mock usage check is not applicable when no test files are present in the changeset.
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.

---

Thanks for using CodeRabbit! It's free for OSS, and your support helps us grow. If you like it, consider giving us a shout-out.

❤️ Share

• X
• Mastodon
• Reddit
• LinkedIn

_{Comment @coderabbitai help to get the list of available commands and usage tips.}

[Cristhianzl]

lgtm

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

See analysis details on SonarQube Cloud

[github-actions]

Build successful! ✅
Deploying docs draft.
Deploy successful! View draft