Windows Server operating systems support 8.3 file name formats for backward compatibility with16-bit applications. The 8.3 file name convention is a naming format that allows file names up to eight characters long. The registry value entry NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation was added to the template file in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\ registry key. The entry appears as MSS: (NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation) Enable the computer to stop generating 8.3 style filenames in the SCE. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options!MSS: (NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation) Enable the computer to stop generating 8.3 style filenames (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem!NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation