Have you tried creating a .htaccess file in windows, but receive the following error:

You must type a file name

To create a .htaccess file in Windows, follow these 3 steps:

1. Create a file named htaccess.txt
2. Go to Start, select “Run”. Type “cmd” to open the command prompt
3. type: rename c:path_to_htaccess_filehtaccess.txt .htaccess

Done!