Actually you can use CON as a filename in Windows, you just have to use the right API. The command: type CON > "\\?\C:\CON" will create a file named CON.

Actually you can use CON as a filename in Windows, you just have to use the right API. The command: type CON > "\\?\C:\CON" will create a file named CON. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#namespaces https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming... has some details about this.