add pointer to windows FAQ in contributing.md (#17450)

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Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/17450

Differential Revision: D14206500

Pulled By: suo

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Michael Suo
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## Windows development tips ## Windows development tips
For building from source on Windows, consult
[our documentation](https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/notes/windows.html) on it.
Occasionally, you will write a patch which works on Linux, but fails CI on Windows. Occasionally, you will write a patch which works on Linux, but fails CI on Windows.
There are a few aspects in which MSVC (the Windows compiler toolchain we use) is stricter There are a few aspects in which MSVC (the Windows compiler toolchain we use) is stricter
than Linux, which are worth keeping in mind when fixing these problems. than Linux, which are worth keeping in mind when fixing these problems.