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@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Once you've discussed your proposed feature/fix/etc. with a team member, and an
 1. Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) or newer
 1. Visual Studio Community/Professional/Enterprise 2022 17.4 or newer
 1. A local clone of the PowerToys repository
+1. Enable long paths in Windows (see [Enable Long Paths](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation#enabling-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later) for details)
 
 ### Install Visual Studio dependencies