Does MAX_PATH issue still exists in Windows 10

The issue will be always present in Windows, to keep compatibility with old software. Use the NT-style name syntax “\\?\D:\very long path” to workaround this issue. Starting with Windows 10 (Version 1607 – Anniversary Update) and Windows Server 2016 you have an option to ignore the MAX_PATH issue by overriding a group policy entry enable … Read more

How do you avoid over-populating the PATH Environment Variable in Windows?

This will parse your %PATH% environment variable and convert each directory to its shortname equivalent and then piece it all back together: @echo off SET MyPath=%PATH% echo %MyPath% echo — setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion SET TempPath=”%MyPath:;=”;”%” SET var= FOR %%a IN (%TempPath%) DO ( IF exist %%~sa ( SET “var=!var!;%%~sa” ) ELSE ( echo %%a does not … Read more

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