windows does have a root hierarchy. "C:" is just shortcut for "\DosDevices\C:" which is just an alias to "\Device\ActualDeviceName". See https://msdn.microsof

windows does have a root hierarchy. "C:" is just shortcut for "\DosDevices\C:" which is just an alias to "\Device\ActualDeviceName". See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff548088(v=vs.85).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff...