Default HOME on MS Windows has changed.

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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 03b494adc04..dea26210ebd 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3044,6 +3044,17 @@ variable `calculator-radix-grouping-mode'.
 
 * 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.