title: How do I manually create a file with a . (dot) prefix in Windows? For example, .htaccess
body: <p>I want to create a <code>.htaccess</code> file manually and discovered it seems impossible through the Windows UI. I get a <em>"you must type a filename."</em> message. There has to be a way to create files with <code>.</code> as a prefix in Windows.</p>
  
  <p>Can this be done manually?</p>
  
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