Does Windows 8 Allow More Symbols for Filenames?

Question

I use a lot of question marks and other symbols in naming files with Linux, but Windows 7 doesn't allow these symbols in filenames

\ / : * ? " < > |

Does Windows 8 or 8.1 allow the naming of files with some or any of these symbols? I searched and searched, but couldn't find a direct answer. TIA

I really wish we had ":", as it is so often used in titles. One thing you could look into is file explorer \ library programs. Some of them Likely have the ability you seek. — Jonathon, Dec 06 '14 at 16:20
obviously not, otherwise it'll break all the existing Windows programs. It's only possible with programs in POSIX subsystems for Windows or programs that bypass Win32 namespace explicitly — phuclv, Sep 06 '23 at 08:44

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 06 '14 at 16:06

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No. None of the windows operating systems will allow any of these symbols, because they have a special meaning.

Also, windows 8 does not have the ability to use a different character and show it as one of these.

answered Dec 06 '14 at 16:06

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