Policy
Enable Win32 long paths
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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