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Detect Microsoft Store installation and display warning #5467

@jackwilsdon

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We should detect whether Python is installed via the Microsoft Store and issue a warning if so. The warning should say something along the following lines:

Warning: your Python installation is from the Microsoft Store which restricts access to AppData. Please follow https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/main.html#installing-on-windows.

Objective

Microsoft Store installations of Python seem to be sandboxed which causes confusion (see #5466).

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Avoid confusion when using Microsoft Store installation.

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