Ever since Windows 95, Microsoft has only allowed file paths up to 260 characters (which, to be fair, was much nicer than the 8 character limit previously). Now, with a registry tweak, you can ...

Enabling Win32 long paths will allow manifested win32 applications and Windows Store applications to access paths beyond the normal 260 character limit per node on file systems that support it.

Windows have a limit of 260 characters? Yes, Windows has a default limit of 260 characters for file paths, known as MAX_PATH. This includes the drive letter, colon, backslashes, and a null character.