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## Enable Long Paths
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The runtime repository requires long paths to be enabled. Follow the instructions provided here to modify the registry to opt into that feature: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later
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The runtime repository requires long paths to be enabled. Follow the instructions provided here to modify the registry to opt into that feature: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later.
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If using msysgit (aka Git for Windows) you might need to also configure long paths there. Using an admin terminal simply type:
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```powershell
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PS> git config --system core.longpaths true
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```
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## Visual Studio
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