// so using `url` like we do on unix gives us unclear benefits - see https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/78628
	// So we just construct the path from scratch.
	// Format: \\ServerName\pipe\PipeName
	// Where where ServerName is either the name of a remote computer or a period, to specify the local computer.
	// We only consider PipeName as regular windows path, while the pipe path components are fixed, hence we use constants.

	h, err := inner.marshalMsg(true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	h = h[4:] // strip four byte prefix

	var paddingLen int
	if inner.serverName != "" {
		paddingLen = max(0, maxNameLength-len(inner.serverName))
	} else {
		paddingLen = maxNameLength + 9
	}
	paddingLen = 31 - ((len(h) + paddingLen - 1) % 32)

	return append(h, make([]byte, paddingLen)...), nil
}