Update windows license information (#9562)

* Update windows license information

* Simplify document

* Update per feedback

Co-authored-by: Jan Kotas <jkotas@microsoft.com>
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The Windows distribution of .NET contains files that are provided under multiple licenses.
This information is provided to help you understand the license terms that
apply to your use. By using any or all of these files you agree to their associated license terms.
See [license information](./license-information.md) for information about other operating systems.
apply to your use. By using .NET on Windows, you agree to the following license terms.
This document is provided for informative purposes only, and is not itself a license.
The following binaries are licensed with the
[Windows SDK License](https://learn.microsoft.com/legal/windows-sdk/license):
* api-ms-\*.\* (used by .NET runtime, .NET 6 and earlier)
* ucrtbase.dll (used by .NET runtime, .NET 6 and earlier)
* D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll (used by WPF)
The following binaries are licensed with the
[.NET Library License](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet_library_license.htm)
* coreclr.dll and .NET runtimes included in binaries published as single-file (due to [extra telemetry](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/src/coreclr/vm/dwreport.cpp) included by .NET runtime in Windows Error Reporting crash reports)
* Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native.{x86|amd64|arm|arm64}.dll (used by .NET runtime and SDK)
* PresentationNative_cor3.dll (used by WPF)
* vcruntime140_cor3.dll (used by WPF)
* wpfgfx_cor3.dll (used by WPF)
The following binaries are licensed with the
[Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Software License](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/license-terms/vs2022-cruntime/):
Note: vcruntime140_cor3.dll is the same binary as
vcruntime140.dll, which is included in Visual Studio, relicensed under .NET Library License by Microsoft.
* vcruntime140_cor3.dll (used by WPF)
The following binaries are licensed with the
[Windows SDK License](https://learn.microsoft.com/legal/windows-sdk/license):
* D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll (used by WPF)
All other binaries and files are licensed with the
[MIT license](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/LICENSE.TXT).
See [license information](./license-information.md) for information about
other operating systems.