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+### Enhancements
+
+* EXE: Add a new error check when the chosen installation path would exceed the Windows 260-character limit, computed from the longest bundled file path. This reduces the risk of users running into confusing installation failures caused by long paths on Windows. (#1170 via #1228)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Other
+
+* <news item>