Add Chocolatey Guide for node-gyp on Windows (#3008)

* Add chocolatey install * Revert unwanted diffs * Add chocolatey guide * Use bash for code block * Update README.md Co-authored-by: Christian Clauss <[email protected]> * Move chocolatey bash to top * Fix section identation --------- Co-authored-by: Christian Clauss <[email protected]>
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 ### On Windows
 
-Install the current [version of Python](https://devguide.python.org/versions/) from the
-[Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/search?publisher=Python+Software+Foundation).
+Install tools with [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org):
+``` bash
+choco install python visualstudio2022-workload-vctools -y
+```
+
+Or install and configure Python and Visual Studio tools manually:
+
+  * Install the current [version of Python](https://devguide.python.org/versions/) from the
+  [Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/search?publisher=Python+Software+Foundation).
 
-Install tools and configuration manually:
    * Install Visual C++ Build Environment: For Visual Studio 2019 or later, use the `Desktop development with C++` workload from [Visual Studio Community](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community).  For a version older than Visual Studio 2019, install [Visual Studio Build Tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools) with the `Visual C++ build tools` option.
 
    If the above steps didn't work for you, please visit [Microsoft's Node.js Guidelines for Windows](https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejs-guidelines/blob/master/windows-environment.md#compiling-native-addon-modules) for additional tips.