Why Windows 11 still won’t let you name a file CON, and Microsoft’s explanation goes back to MS-DOS

CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1 and LPT1 are still reserved device names in Windows 11 because batch files and scripts depend on them. Microsoft's docs say NUL.txt and even COM¹ are off-limits, but on Windows 11 26H2, File Explorer let us create NUL.txt. The post Why Windows 11 still won’t let you name a file CON, and Micros…