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Enable Win32 long path support (> 260 chars)

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Allows Win32 APIs to accept paths longer than MAX_PATH (260 chars). Microsoft-documented; required for many modern dev tools. No downside on Windows 10 1607+.

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation

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