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    What about Windows?
    – Pacerier
    Commented Feb 19, 2017 at 21:10
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    @Pacerier Sadly, you can't create local sockets on Windows in the same way as the abstract namespace on UNIX. I have found PF_UNIX sockets to be substantially faster (>10%) than most other methods described on this page. Commented Apr 14, 2017 at 15:04
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    devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/af_unix-comes-to-windows update, Unix sockets are available in Windows 10 now.
    – eri0o
    Commented Feb 19, 2020 at 20:18