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[Openvpn-devel,v1] doc: improve Windows-specific options section

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Frank Lichtenheld March 13, 2026, 10:37 a.m. UTC 
From: Heiko Hund <heiko@ist.eigentlich.net>

Change-Id: I29a33ac23f3c1a7cf16196aecc46ec3597a22175
Signed-off-by: Heiko Hund <heiko@ist.eigentlich.net>
Acked-by: Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.com>
Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/1574
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This change was reviewed on Gerrit and approved by at least one
developer. I request to merge it to master.

Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/1574
This mail reflects revision 1 of this Change.

Acked-by according to Gerrit (reflected above):
Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.com>
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diff --git a/doc/man-sections/windows-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/windows-options.rst
index af2fb45..8d7dcbb 100644
--- a/doc/man-sections/windows-options.rst
+++ b/doc/man-sections/windows-options.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ 
 Windows-Specific Options
 -------------------------
 
+These options are considered unknown on non-Windows platforms, resulting
+in fatal error (except ``--route-method``). You may want to use
+``--setenv opt`` or ``--ignore-unknown-option`` to ignore said error.
+Note that pushing unknown options from server does not trigger fatal
+errors.
+
 --allow-nonadmin TAP-adapter
   (Standalone) Set ``TAP-adapter`` to allow access from non-administrative
   accounts. If ``TAP-adapter`` is omitted, all TAP adapters on the system
@@ -16,12 +22,6 @@ 
   one inside the tunnel. It uses Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) and
   works on Windows Vista or later.
 
-  This option is considered unknown on non-Windows platforms and
-  unsupported on Windows XP, resulting in fatal error. You may want to use
-  ``--setenv opt`` or ``--ignore-unknown-option`` (not suitable for
-  Windows XP) to ignore said error. Note that pushing unknown options from
-  server does not trigger fatal errors.
-
 --cryptoapicert select-string
   *(Windows/OpenSSL Only)* Load the certificate and private key from the
   Windows Certificate System Store.