[bisq-network/bisq] Update from 0.8.0 to 0.9.0 new bisq doesn't start at all (#2037)

[Manfred Karrer]

Just added to the release notes description and solution for Windows installation problems.
https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v0.9.0

## Installation instructions
### Windows:

There are some known issues (not introduced in that release) with installing Bisq on Windows.
The Windows installer does not cleanup or overwrite always correctly the old installation files. If you cannot start Bisq after installation please delete the application directory [1] (not the data directory! [2]). You could also try to uninstall Bisq from the operating system but then the data directory (including your wallet and account data) will be deleted as well. If you want to use the uninstall option be sure to have made a backup first and move the backup afterwards to the data directory location.

Another issue can be Anti Virus software. We got several reports from users running into different problems. Either the AV software blocks Bisq or Tor, delete files in the data directory or app directory) or cause such a long delay at startup that Tor gets terminated and a file remains locked which can cause that Bisq cannot be started afterwards. To resolve that you need to restart Windows then the lock get released. We are working on solutions to fix those issues.

If you use Crypto currencies on your Windows system be aware that Windows is much more vulnerable to malware than Linux or OSX. Consider to use a dedicated non-Windows system when dealing with cryptocurrencies.

[1] Application directory (contains application installation files):
C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Bisq

[2] Data directory (contains all Bisq data including wallet):
C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Bisq

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