How to Enable Win32 Long Paths Without gpedit.msc

1. Introduction

When you want to enable "Enable Win32 long paths" on Windows, you will likely find many articles suggesting the following method:

• Press "Windows" key + "R" key on the keyboard.
• Enter "gpedit.msc" in the input field and click "OK".
• Navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> File System.
• Change "Enable Win32 long paths" from "Not Configured" to "Enabled".
  

However, depending on the edition of Windows, there are cases where "gpedit.msc" is missing.
In this article, I will introduce an alternative method for when "gpedit.msc" is not available.

2. Enabling "Enable Win32 long paths" via Registry Editor

The method I am introducing here is performed via the Registry Editor.

• Open "Registry Editor" from the Windows search bar.
• Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem".
• Set the value of "LongPathsEnabled" to "1".

That completes the configuration.