// paths or paths containing .. elements. For now,
	// \\server\share paths are not converted to
	// \\?\UNC\server\share paths because the rules for doing so
	// are less well-specified.
	if len(path) >= 2 && path[:2] == `\\` {
		// Don't canonicalize UNC paths.
		return path
	}
	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
		// Relative path
		return path
	}

	const prefix = `\\?`