Move `bin` path, in Windows, from D: to C:

[paulo-ferraz-oliveira]

Description

This addresses a Windows-specific issue related to a recent change (the target folder which we add to the path after using tool-cache) where the tool runs after downloading from cache. Hopefully moving stuff from C: to D: (where the runner keeps e.g. its temp), in Windows, will solve that class of issues. Check the linked bug report for more discussion elements.

I also take this opportunity to do minor changes to the project maintenance files that I'll comment on.

~⚠️ opening as draft, initially, as preparation for merge+release, but to signal waiting for results from linked issue.~

Closes #245.

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[paulo-ferraz-oliveira]

Released in v1.17.3. v1 and v1.7 adjusted to that commit.