docs: add windows desktop back for 1.5 release (#8866)

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## Install and run Langflow Desktop
**Langflow Desktop** is a desktop version of Langflow that includes all the features of open source Langflow, with an additional [version management](#manage-your-version-of-langflow-desktop) feature for managing your Langflow version. Langflow Desktop is currently available for macOS.
**Langflow Desktop** is a desktop version of Langflow that includes all the features of open source Langflow, with an additional [version management](#manage-your-version-of-langflow-desktop) feature for managing your Langflow version.
<Tabs groupId="os">
<TabItem value="macOS" label="macOS">
1. Navigate to [Langflow Desktop](https://www.langflow.org/desktop).
2. Click **Download Langflow**, enter your contact information, and then click **Download**.
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After confirming that Langflow is running, create your first flow with the [Quickstart](/get-started-quickstart).
</TabItem>
<TabItem value="Windows" label="Windows">
1. Navigate to [Langflow Desktop](https://www.langflow.org/desktop).
2. Click **Download Langflow**, enter your contact information, and then click **Download**.
3. Open the **File Explorer**, and then navigate to **Downloads**.
4. Double-click the downloaded `.msi` file, and then use the install wizard to install Langflow Desktop.
:::important
Windows installations of Langflow Desktop require a C++ compiler that may not be present on your system. If you receive a `C++ Build Tools Required!` error, follow the on-screen prompt to install Microsoft C++ Build Tools, or [install Microsoft Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/).
:::
5. When the installation completes, open the Langflow application.
After confirming that Langflow is running, create your first flow with the [Quickstart](/get-started-quickstart).
</TabItem>
</Tabs>
After confirming that Langflow is running, create your first flow with the [Quickstart](/get-started-quickstart).
### Manage your version of Langflow Desktop
When a new version of Langflow is available, Langflow Desktop displays an upgrade message.

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If you experience an error from the `webrtcvad` package, run `uv pip install webrtcvad-wheels` in your virtual environment, and then retry the Langflow installation.
### C++ build tools required for Langflow Desktop on Windows
Microsoft Windows installations of Langflow Desktop require a C++ compiler that may not be present on your system. If you receive a `C++ Build Tools Required!` error, follow the on-screen prompt to install Microsoft C++ Build Tools, or [install Microsoft Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/).
## Langflow startup issues
The following issues can occur when attempting to start Langflow.