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Installation Notes do not support markdown for bold text

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Installation notes do not support markdown for bold text, this should be supported so installation notes can emphasis certain subsets of the text.

Sample manifest with markdown in an installation note.

Steps to reproduce

Install Microsoft.GDK.2306 or Microsoft.GDK.2303 via winget.

Expected behavior

Text surrounded by ** should be bold, or a bold equivalent to emphasis it.

Actual behavior

The "**"s appear without affecting the appearance of the text.

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Environment
>winget --info
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.7.2491-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.2134
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.2491.0

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by installing Microsoft.GDK.2306 or Microsoft.GDK.2303 with winget, using the linked sample manifest as the input. Then locate the installation-note rendering entry point; the issue names no source file or test. Done when text surrounded by ** renders as bold, or an equivalent emphasis, without displaying the markers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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