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		mcv on Nov 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An error message, still found in Windows 10, is a ... But it doesn't have to break anything. Programs written for DOS or old Windows version already tend to run in compatibility mode. You can have these devices be "everywhere" when the program runs in PC-DOS compatibility mode, and in \dev\ when it's not.

ygra on Nov 5, 2018 [–]

So you lock cmd in compat mode for all eternity because there are batch files that use such things?

mcv on Nov 5, 2018 | [–]

cmd is pretty crap anyway. Good excuse to phase it out together with the 'everywhere' devices, and replace it with a better command shell.

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