*
* On UNIX platforms this is determined using the mechanisms described in
* the <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/basedir-spec">
- * XDG Base Directory Specification</ulink>
- *
+ * XDG Base Directory Specification</ulink>.
+ * In this case the list of directories retrieved will be XDG_CONFIG_DIRS.
+ *
+ * On Windows is the directory that contains application data for all users.
+ * A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.
+ * This folder is used for application data that is not user specific.
+ * For example, an application can store a spell-check dictionary, a database
+ * of clip art, or a log file in the CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder.
+ * This information will not roam and is available to anyone using the computer.
+ *
* Return value: a %NULL-terminated array of strings owned by GLib that must
* not be modified or freed.
* Since: 2.6