Policy

Enable Win32 long paths

Enabling Win32 long paths will allow manifested win32 applications and packaged Microsoft Store applications to access paths beyond the normal 260 character limit. Enabling this setting will cause the long paths to be accessible within the process.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategorySystem / Filesystem
Policy ID1482f84dd80c
Internal nameLongPathsEnabled

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled (enabled) = 1
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Enabling Win32 long paths will allow manifested win32 applications and packaged Microsoft Store applications to access paths beyond the normal 260 character limit. Enabling this setting will cause the long paths to be accessible within the process.

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