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Docs/update windows tor service guide (#312)

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* Update Windows Tor service guide

* image chmod

* Patch up instructions - delete step saying you can choose your own adventure

* Guide touchup

* Finally fix the TB path explanation correctly
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Running Tor on Windows
Download Tor for Windows
#. Once it is downloaded, go ahead and run the installer. If you want to install the program outside of your user directory, you will have to right click and select `Run as Administrator`.
#. Once it is downloaded, run the installer by right clicking on it and selecting `Run as Administrator`.
#. Once you have selected a language, you should see a menu like this:
@@ -23,19 +23,17 @@ Running Tor on Windows
:width: 80%
:alt: Tor install wizard
Note Tor destination folder when installing
#. It does not matter where you set the destination folder; however, you need to make note of it for later. Go ahead and finish the installation.
We will install it to ``C:\Program Files\Tor Brwoser``. If you choose a different folder, it needs to *not* be anywhere under ``C:\Users\``. Note the path you use here for for the step after next.
#. Now you want to set up Tor to run as a service: to run in the background and keep itself running so you don’t have to worry about it again. To do so, you need to open your Command Prompt as an administrator.
* In Windows 10, you can simply type ``cmd`` in the Windows search bar, right click on the first result, and select `Run as Administrator`.
#. Once it opens, you can run the following commands, inserting your destination folder (from above) in place of ``<PATH TO>``:
#. Once it opens, you can run the following commands, inserting your destination folder (from above) between `binPath="` and the `Browser` subfolder, like this:
.. code-block::
sc create tor start= auto binPath= "<PATH TO>\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\tor.exe -nt-service"
sc create tor start= auto binPath="C:\Program Files\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\tor.exe -nt-service"
.. tip:: If you get the error "Access denied," please ensure you are running the command prompt in Administrator mode. You can tell because the prompt will show C:\\Users\\YOUR-USERNAME> if you are NOT in admin mode, and it will show C:\\WINDOWS\\system32 if you ARE in admin mode.