Merge pull request #4185

ddcc17b installers/windows/Readme.htm Updated blockchain size and added pruning description (Dvd-Znf)

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   i.e. let it download the blockchain and store it locally on your computer, or you can configure your wallet to

   access a remote <i>open node</i> to get indirect access to the blockchain.</p>

 

-  <p>Working with your own copy of the blockchain is <b>preferred</b>: It strengthens the Monero network, and it

+  <p>You can also <i>Prune</i> the blockchain in order to save 2/3 of storage space while keeping the full transaction history.

+  More information regarding how pruning works can be found <a href="https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/pruning.html">here</a>.</p> 

+

+  <p>Working with your own copy of the blockchain, even pruned, is <b>preferred</b>: It strengthens the Monero network, and it

   provides the most security and privacy possible for you.</p>

 

   <p>However if your Internet access makes it difficult to run a full node, or if you have simply no room to store

-  the blockchain locally (about 90 GB in May 2020, and of course growing), you can compromise and try to connect

+  the blockchain locally (about 160 GB in June 2023, and of course growing), you can compromise and try to connect

   to a remote node. One way of finding such a node is checking

   <a href="https://moneroworld.com/#nodes">this page</a>.

   </p>