Recommend Node be installed via nvm-windows (facebook#2312)

* Recommend Node be installed via nvm-windows By installing Node via nvm-windows instead of directly, users will be able to easily switch between the multiple different versions of Node that their various projects may require. * Pacify language linter * convert nvm addition to separate paragraph, update base docs * revert change in versioned docs Co-authored-by: Ilya Zarembsky <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Bartosz Kaszubowski <[email protected]>
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@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ While you can use any editor of your choice to develop your app, you will need t
 
 <h3>Node, JDK</h3>
 
-We recommend installing Node via [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org), a popular package manager for Windows.
+We recommend installing Node via [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org), a popular package manager for Windows. 
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+If you want to be able to switch between different Node versions, you might want to install Node via [nvm-windows](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows), a Node version manager for Windows.
 
 React Native also requires [Java SE Development Kit (JDK)](https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/), which can be installed using Chocolatey as well.
 

diff --git a/website/versioned_docs/version-0.63/_getting-started-windows-android.md b/website/versioned_docs/version-0.63/_getting-started-windows-android.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ While you can use any editor of your choice to develop your app, you will need t
 
 We recommend installing Node via [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org), a popular package manager for Windows.
 
+If you want to be able to switch between different Node versions, you might want to install Node via [nvm-windows](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows), a Node version manager for Windows.
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 React Native also requires [Java SE Development Kit (JDK)](https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/), which can be installed using Chocolatey as well.
 
 Open an Administrator Command Prompt (right click Command Prompt and select "Run as Administrator"), then run the following command: