PDS

0.1.172

Public/Enable-LongPaths.ps1

                                function Enable-LongPaths {

    $keyPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem"

    $valueName = "LongPathsEnabled"

    $valueData = 1

    try {

        # Check if the key exists; if not, create it

        if (!(Test-Path $keyPath)) {

            New-Item -Path $keyPath -Force | Out-Null

            Write-Output "Registry path created: $keyPath"

        }

        # Set the LongPathsEnabled key to 1

        Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name $valueName -Value $valueData

        Write-Output "Long paths enabled successfully."

    }

    catch {

        Write-Error "Failed to set LongPathsEnabled: $_"

    }

}