diff --git a/xml/System/Uri.xml b/xml/System/Uri.xml
index e737176906d..e111112ada8 100644
--- a/xml/System/Uri.xml
+++ b/xml/System/Uri.xml
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ Uri uri2 = new Uri("file:///C:/test/path/file.txt") // Explicit file path.
   
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- The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\\\.</exception>
+ The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\.</exception>
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@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Uri uri2 = new Uri("file:///C:/test/path/file.txt") // Explicit file path.
   
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- The MS-DOS path specified in the URI must start with c:\\\\.</exception>
+ The MS-DOS path specified in the URI must start with c:\\.</exception>
         <related type="Article" href="~/docs/standard/serialization/xml-and-soap-serialization.md">XML and SOAP Serialization</related>
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@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Uri uri2 = new Uri("file:///C:/test/path/file.txt") // Explicit file path.
   
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- The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\\\.</exception>
+ The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\.</exception>
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@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ Uri uri2 = new Uri("file:///C:/test/path/file.txt") // Explicit file path.
   
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- The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\\\.</exception>
+ The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\.</exception>
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@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ Uri uri2 = new Uri("file:///C:/test/path/file.txt") // Explicit file path.
   
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- The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\\\.</exception>
+ The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\.</exception>
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@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ Uri uri2 = new Uri("file:///C:/test/path/file.txt") // Explicit file path.
   
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- The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\\\.</exception>
+ The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\.</exception>
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@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ Uri uri2 = new Uri("file:///C:/test/path/file.txt") // Explicit file path.
   
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- The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\\\.</exception>
+ The MS-DOS path specified in <paramref name="uriString" /> must start with c:\\.</exception>
         <block subset="none" type="usage">
           <para>Because of security concerns, your application should not call this constructor with URI strings from untrusted sources and with <paramref name="dontEscape" /> set to <see langword="true" />. Alternately, you can check a URI string for validity by calling the <see cref="M:System.Uri.IsWellFormedOriginalString" /> method prior to calling this constructor.</para>
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