doc: getting started: windows: Switch to winget

Winget has become the standard Windows package manager, and it already
contains all the packages required for Zephyr development. Switch to it
from Chocolatey for simplicity and consistency with the OS.

Signed-off-by: Carles Cufi <[email protected]>

Author: carlescufi

doc/develop/getting_started/index.rst

@@ -164,45 +164,38 @@ The current minimum required version for the main dependencies are:
       application from the Microsoft Store. Instructions are provided for a ``cmd.exe`` or
       PowerShell command prompts.
 
-      These instructions rely on `Chocolatey`_. If Chocolatey isn't an option,
-      you can install dependencies from their respective websites and ensure
-      the command line tools are on your :envvar:`PATH` :ref:`environment
-      variable <env_vars>`.
+      These instructions rely on Windows' official package manager, `winget`_.
+      If using winget isn't an option, you can install dependencies from their
+      respective websites and ensure the command line tools are on your
+      :envvar:`PATH` :ref:`environment variable <env_vars>`.
 
       |p|
 
       .. _install_dependencies_windows:
 
-      #. `Install chocolatey`_.
+      #. In modern Windows versions, winget is already pre-installed by default.
+         You can verify that this is the case by typing ``winget`` in a terminal
+         window. If that fails, you can then `install winget`_.
 
-      #. Open a ``cmd.exe`` or PowerShell terminal window as **Administrator**.
-         To do so, press the Windows key, type ``cmd.exe`` or PowerShell, right-click the
-         :guilabel:`Command Prompt` or :guilabel:`PowerShell` search result, and choose
-         :guilabel:`Run as Administrator`.
+      #. Open a Command Prompt (``cmd.exe``) or PowerShell terminal window.
+         To do so, press the Windows key, type ``cmd.exe`` or PowerShell and
+         click on the result.
 
-      #. Disable global confirmation to avoid having to confirm the
-         installation of individual programs:
+      #. Use ``winget`` to install the required dependencies:
 
          .. code-block:: bat
 
-            choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation
+            winget install Kitware.CMake Ninja-build.Ninja oss-winget.gperf python Git.Git oss-winget.dtc wget 7zip.7zip
 
-      #. Use ``choco`` to install the required dependencies:
-
-         .. code-block:: bat
-
-            choco install cmake --installargs 'ADD_CMAKE_TO_PATH=System'
-            choco install ninja gperf python311 git dtc-msys2 wget 7zip strawberryperl
+      #. Close the terminal window.
 
-         .. warning::
+      .. note::
 
-            As of November 2024, Python 3.13 is not recommended for Zephyr development on Windows,
-            as some required Python dependencies may be difficult to install.
+         You may need to add the 7zip installation folder to your ``PATH``.
 
-      #. Close the terminal window.
 
-.. _Chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/
-.. _Install chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/install
+.. _winget: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/
+.. _install winget: https://aka.ms/getwinget
 
 .. _get_the_code:
 .. _clone-zephyr: