Update windows-requirements.md (#87)
authorViktor Hofer <viktor.hofer@microsoft.com>
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:06:29 +0000 (13:06 +0100)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:06:29 +0000 (13:06 +0100)
docs/building/windows-requirements.md

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@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ These instructions will lead you through the requirements to build dotnet/runtim
 
 You must install several components to build the dotnet/runtime repository. These instructions were tested on Windows 10 Pro, version 1903.
 
+## Enable Long Paths
+
+The runtime repository requires long paths to be enabled. Follow the instructions provided here to modify the registry to opt into that feature: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later
+
 ## Visual Studio
 
 - Install [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/). The Community version is completely free.