added 2024.3 release notes

Author: jimkring

docs/release-notes/2024.3.md

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+title: VIPM 2024.3 Release Notes
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+# VIPM 2024.3 for Windows - Release Notes
+
+## What's New
+
+- Improvements to package building.
+- Fully compatible with LabVIEW 2024 Q3 and earlier.
+- Improvements to CLI capabilities and interoperability with [JKI Dragon Desktop](https://dragon.vipm.io) and Dragon CLI.
+- Improvements to Linux support.
+- Simplified VIPM Pro activation with sign-in.
+
+See [details](#details) below.
+
+## Download
+
+Visit [vipm.io/desktop/](https://www.vipm.io/desktop/) for download and installation instructions.
+
+## Questions or Comments?
+
+Please post any questions or comments in the [Discussion Forum](https://forums.vipm.io) or on our [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/uyXwAz4B63).
+
+## Found a Bug?
+
+Please report it in the [VIPM Desktop Issue Tracker](https://github.com/vipm-io/vipm-desktop-issues).
+
+## Details
+
+- Package Builder now excludes dependencies found beneath `C:\Program Files` and `C:\Program Files (x86)` on Windows.
+- Improved http redirect handling for VIPM Pro team repository users.
+- Worked around LabVIEW bug by force-saving libraries and classes during pkg build mass compile step.
+- Improved handling of VIM files when scanning projects for package dependencies.
+- Improve compatibility with projects that have an `.lvversion` files
+- Fix for Error 5005 (VI Package Builder may report apackage dependency "" is not installed)