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Re:Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z by pixl97 on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:04PM (#46098901)
>so they can do literally anything the OS is capable of doing

Yea, over the years someone thought of something they wanted to do and then did it without a systematic consideration of what that level of power meant, especially as multi-user network connectivity and untrusted data became the norm.

Re:Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z by p_ing on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:44PM (#46099203)
Those weren't a consideration when the NT OS/2 Design Workbook was being written.