Index: lib/External/CMakeLists.txt
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--- lib/External/CMakeLists.txt
+++ lib/External/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -349,3 +349,10 @@
     COMPILE_FLAGS "-w"
   )
 endif ()
+
+if(MSVC)
+  # In the Windows API (with some exceptions), the maximum length for a path is
+  # MAX_PATH, which is defined as 260 characters. 
+  target_compile_definitions(PollyPPCG PUBLIC "-DPATH_MAX=260")
+endif ()
+