How To Create Folder With Any Name (Con, Prn, Nul, Lpt1~9, Com1~9) in Windows

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November 29, 2013

How To Create A Folder With Any Name in Windows 7, 8 and XP

Everyone knows how to create a folder and rename it. But we fails to create a folder with name CON, PRN, NUL, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9 in Windows PC. The name are reserved for system.Whenever we try to create a folder with these names we will get some error message as The specific device name is invalid.

Error Message During The Creation Of A CON Folder

On the previous article we discuss about create folder without name and create folder without icon and now we will show you how to create folder with these restricted names (CON, PRN, NUL, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9). it supports almost all version of Windows after Windows XP SP 2 (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT). You can also create a folder with any name without using Command Prompt.

Folder With Any Name (CON, PRN, NUL, LPT1~9, COM1~9)

How to create a folder with any name in Windows using Command Prompt (CMD)

1. Open Command Prompt.
2. Type mkdir\\.\[path where to create the folder]\[folder name] and hit enter to create a folder. On the folder name you can add any name from the CON, PRN, NUL, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9.

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