MUO on MSN

Windows has had a fix for "file name too long" for 10 years and still makes you turn it on

A 261-character folder showed me where long-path support stops.
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Windows has been silently breaking file paths for decades, and the fix is one Group Policy toggle away

Windows has a long history of strange bugs that disrupt certain OS features. Microsoft fixed them as they became widespread, but some errors still show up, and it makes me wonder how a regular user ...