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Upgrading windows 0.52 to 0.53

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2 breaking changes and a platform requirement change.

In plain terms
  • Code that supported Windows 7 is gone, so Windows 7 is no longer supported.
  • Makes the matches function safe.
  • The windows crate now requires Rust 1.62 or newer.
Must act 3 items need code or config changes

Rust requirement changed in 0.53.0: 1.56 → 1.62.

Installs 17 packages in all (was 16).

What you must change

Breaking2
Removes old Windows 7 support code.
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Makes the matches function safe.
matches
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Platform1
Updates the MSRV for the windows crate to 1.62.
windows
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