[Other Issues]: Update documentation to allow for longer path/file names about standard-toolkit

[giduac]

@Wagnerp
Sorry i missed that policy settings path you asked for, misread your question:
You can add it from this explanation:
https://thegeekpage.com/make-windows-11-accept-file-paths-over-260-characters/

[Wagnerp]

Hi @giduac

Going to update docs to state that the command New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" -Name "LongPathsEnabled" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force` must be run to allow longer path names

cc. @Smurf-IV

[giduac]

@Smurf-IV @Wagnerp
Gpedit sets it via the policy which under the hood changes the registry value.
Often Gpedit can make policies take effect instantly as manual registry change mostly do not.

If you go down the registry road you might need a logoff/logon or a reboot for the changes to take effect.

I tested it with a 300 character long file name....

@Wagnerp
Then again if you change a registry setting (which also involves a policy rule) manually, gpedit will react to the state of that settings and show the corresponding state of the affected policy.

[Wagnerp]

@Smurf-IV @Wagnerp Gpedit sets it via the policy which under the hood changes the registry value. Often Gpedit can make policies take effect instantly as manual registry change mostly do not.

If you go down the registry road you might need a logoff/logon or a reboot for the changes to take effect.

I tested it with a 300 character long file name....

@giduac

Would you mind telling me where in gpedit the setting is, so that I can update the docs? Thanks!

[giduac]

@Wagnerp
It's called the Group Policy Editor.
You can find it in the start menu by type group...

Or start an (admin) command prompt and type: gpedit.msc

there are a lot of those *.msc files which are Microsoft Management Consoles.
compmgmt.msc for example runs Computer Management.

[giduac]

@Wagnerp
I saw you changed the title, but is it some how possible to give this merge from your side a little priority?
I'm kind of stuck here now...

[Wagnerp]

@Wagnerp I saw you changed the title, but is it some how possible to give this merge from your side a little priority? I'm kind of stuck here now...

@giduac

Going to create a PR now

[giduac]

@Wagnerp
Great!