Policy

Enable Win32 long paths

Microsoft Windows

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Enable Win32 long paths
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
System > Filesystem
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

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.

Internal name
LongPathsEnabled
Policy ID
1482f84dd80c
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
Value name
LongPathsEnabled
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
Value name
LongPathsEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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