Default HOME on MS Windows has changed.

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 03b494adc04be0f4d56a1d3b2d3bbe96d6f6c18f..dea26210ebd43fa889ca38456b62fb0b0f0175cf 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3044,6 +3044,17 @@ variable `calculator-radix-grouping-mode'.
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 * Changes in Emacs 22.1 on non-free operating systems
 
+** The HOME directory defaults to Application Data under the user profile.
+
+If you used a previous version of Emacs without setting the HOME
+environment variable and a .emacs was saved, then Emacs will continue
+using C:/ as the default HOME. But if you are installing Emacs afresh,
+the default location will be the "Application Data" (or similar
+localized name) subdirectory of your user profile. This change means
+that users will have their own .emacs files on shared computers, and
+the default HOME directory is less likely to be read-only on computers
+that are administered by someone else.
+
 +++
 ** Passing resources on the command line now works on MS Windows.