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You Can't Name a File Con in Windows [video]

5 pointsby abhisuri97about 5 years ago

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maxbainesabout 5 years ago
Confirmed this still exists in W10 bit of web search and found there resrve from DOS days, others are AUX, NUL, COM1-COM9, PRN, LPT1-LPT9.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;answers.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;windows&#x2F;forum&#x2F;all&#x2F;file-name-as-con-cannot-be-created-on-desktop-can&#x2F;c41e136a-56ac-4385-b119-3773cdee7a9c" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;answers.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;windows&#x2F;forum&#x2F;all&#x2F;file-n...</a>