How to Enable or Disable win32 Long Paths in Windows 11 [Tutorial]

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How to Enable or Disable win32 Long Paths in Windows 11 [Tutorial]

Enabling Win32 long paths will allow manifested Win32 applications and Windows Store applications to access paths beyond the normal 260 character limit per node on file systems that support it. Enabling this setting will cause the long paths to be accessible within the process.

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Do you know that you can only have 260 characters in a path on Windows 11/10? If you are having issues with this limitation and searching for a way to enable Win32 Long Paths, this is the guide for you.

It is by default in Windows that you cannot access a path that is longer than 260 characters. That includes path and file name. You may see The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder type of error messages. Now for a normal user, it is not a problem. But for some people who name their files with longer names, it will be a problem. The only solution for them is to enable NTFS or Win32 Long Paths in Windows 11/10.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.




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