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https://racket-lang.org/help.html is referred to by the package information in the Windows Package Manager https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/

C:\Users\stde>winget show Racket.Racket
Found Racket [Racket.Racket]
Version: 8.18
Publisher: Racket
Publisher Url: https://racket-lang.org
Publisher Support Url: https://racket-lang.org/help.html

The page refers to the defunct users mailing list:

The users@racket-lang.org mailing list is a great source for answers to questions when the above resources don't pan out; sign up .

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.6456]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\stde>winget
Windows Package Manager v1.12.350
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

The winget command line utility enables installing applications and other packages from the command line.

usage: winget  [<command>] [<options>]

The following commands are available:
  install    Installs the given package
  show       Shows information about a package
  source     Manage sources of packages
  search     Find and show basic info of packages
  list       Display installed packages
  upgrade    Shows and performs available upgrades
  uninstall  Uninstalls the given package
  hash       Helper to hash installer files
  validate   Validates a manifest file
  settings   Open settings or set administrator settings
  features   Shows the status of experimental features
  export     Exports a list of the installed packages
  import     Installs all the packages in a file
  pin        Manage package pins
  configure  Configures the system into a desired state
  download   Downloads the installer from a given package
  repair     Repairs the selected package
  dscv3      DSC v3 resource commands
  mcp        MCP information

For more details on a specific command, pass it the help argument. [-?]

The following options are available:
  -v,--version                Display the version of the tool
  --info                      Display general info of the tool
  -?,--help                   Shows help about the selected command
  --wait                      Prompts the user to press any key before exiting
  --logs,--open-logs          Open the default logs location
  --verbose,--verbose-logs    Enables verbose logging for winget
  --nowarn,--ignore-warnings  Suppresses warning outputs
  --disable-interactivity     Disable interactive prompts
  --proxy                     Set a proxy to use for this execution
  --no-proxy                  Disable the use of proxy for this execution

More help can be found at: https://aka.ms/winget-command-help

C:\Users\stde>winget show racket
Multiple packages found matching input criteria. Please refine the input.
Name                      Id            Source
-----------------------------------------------
Country Club Racket World 9N39ZZKQJRN4  msstore
Racket                    Racket.Racket winget

C:\Users\stde>winget show Racket.Racket
Found Racket [Racket.Racket]
Version: 8.18
Publisher: Racket
Publisher Url: https://racket-lang.org
Publisher Support Url: https://racket-lang.org/help.html
Moniker: racket
Description: Racket is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language.
Homepage: https://racket-lang.org
License: MIT & Apache version 2.0
License Url: https://docs.racket-lang.org/license/index.html
Release Notes Url: https://blog.racket-lang.org/2025/08/racket-v8-18.html
Tags:
  programming-language
  racket
Installer:
  Installer Type: nullsoft
  Installer Url: https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.18/installers/racket-8.18-x86_64-win32-cs.exe
  Installer SHA256: 93512374a4f0b029c4cc46520ddf258a744ccf86e92c0d59eb9ea1813f868610
  Release Date: 2025-08-21
  Offline Distribution Supported: true

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