diff --git a/sequential/sequential_unix.go b/sequential/sequential_unix.go
index a3c7340e..278cdfb0 100644
--- a/sequential/sequential_unix.go
+++ b/sequential/sequential_unix.go
@@ -5,41 +5,22 @@ package sequential
 
 import "os"
 
-// Create creates the named file with mode 0666 (before umask), truncating
-// it if it already exists. If successful, methods on the returned
-// File can be used for I/O; the associated file descriptor has mode
-// O_RDWR.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
+// Create is an alias for [os.Create] on non-Windows platforms.
 func Create(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 	return os.Create(name)
 }
 
-// Open opens the named file for reading. If successful, methods on
-// the returned file can be used for reading; the associated file
-// descriptor has mode O_RDONLY.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
+// Open is an alias for [os.Open] on non-Windows platforms.
 func Open(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 	return os.Open(name)
 }
 
-// OpenFile is the generalized open call; most users will use Open
-// or Create instead. It opens the named file with specified flag
-// (O_RDONLY etc.) and perm, (0666 etc.) if applicable. If successful,
-// methods on the returned File can be used for I/O.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
+// OpenFile is an alias for [os.OpenFile] on non-Windows platforms.
 func OpenFile(name string, flag int, perm os.FileMode) (*os.File, error) {
 	return os.OpenFile(name, flag, perm)
 }
 
-// CreateTemp creates a new temporary file in the directory dir
-// with a name beginning with prefix, opens the file for reading
-// and writing, and returns the resulting *os.File.
-// If dir is the empty string, TempFile uses the default directory
-// for temporary files (see os.TempDir).
-// Multiple programs calling TempFile simultaneously
-// will not choose the same file. The caller can use f.Name()
-// to find the pathname of the file. It is the caller's responsibility
-// to remove the file when no longer needed.
+// CreateTemp is an alias for [os.CreateTemp] on non-Windows platforms.
 func CreateTemp(dir, prefix string) (f *os.File, err error) {
 	return os.CreateTemp(dir, prefix)
 }
diff --git a/sequential/sequential_windows.go b/sequential/sequential_windows.go
index 2d52707c..f489d30b 100644
--- a/sequential/sequential_windows.go
+++ b/sequential/sequential_windows.go
@@ -5,48 +5,52 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
-// Create creates the named file with mode 0666 (before umask), truncating
-// it if it already exists. If successful, methods on the returned
-// File can be used for I/O; the associated file descriptor has mode
-// O_RDWR.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
+// Create is a copy of [os.Create], modified to use sequential file access.
+//
+// It uses [windows.FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN] rather than [windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL]
+// as implemented in golang. Refer to the [Win32 API documentation] for details
+// on sequential file access.
+//
+// [Win32 API documentation]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea#FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN
 func Create(name string) (*os.File, error) {
-	return OpenFile(name, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0)
+	return openFileSequential(name, windows.O_RDWR|windows.O_CREAT|windows.O_TRUNC)
 }
 
-// Open opens the named file for reading. If successful, methods on
-// the returned file can be used for reading; the associated file
-// descriptor has mode O_RDONLY.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
+// Open is a copy of [os.Open], modified to use sequential file access.
+//
+// It uses [windows.FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN] rather than [windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL]
+// as implemented in golang. Refer to the [Win32 API documentation] for details
+// on sequential file access.
+//
+// [Win32 API documentation]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea#FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN
 func Open(name string) (*os.File, error) {
-	return OpenFile(name, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
+	return openFileSequential(name, windows.O_RDONLY)
 }
 
-// OpenFile is the generalized open call; most users will use Open
-// or Create instead.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
+// OpenFile is a copy of [os.OpenFile], modified to use sequential file access.
+//
+// It uses [windows.FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN] rather than [windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL]
+// as implemented in golang. Refer to the [Win32 API documentation] for details
+// on sequential file access.
+//
+// [Win32 API documentation]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea#FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN
 func OpenFile(name string, flag int, _ os.FileMode) (*os.File, error) {
-	if name == "" {
-		return nil, &os.PathError{Op: "open", Path: name, Err: syscall.ENOENT}
-	}
-	r, err := openFileSequential(name, flag, 0)
-	if err == nil {
-		return r, nil
-	}
-	return nil, &os.PathError{Op: "open", Path: name, Err: err}
+	return openFileSequential(name, flag)
 }
 
-func openFileSequential(name string, flag int, _ os.FileMode) (file *os.File, err error) {
-	r, e := openSequential(name, flag|windows.O_CLOEXEC, 0)
+func openFileSequential(name string, flag int) (file *os.File, err error) {
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, &os.PathError{Op: "open", Path: name, Err: windows.ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND}
+	}
+	r, e := openSequential(name, flag|windows.O_CLOEXEC)
 	if e != nil {
-		return nil, e
+		return nil, &os.PathError{Op: "open", Path: name, Err: e}
 	}
 	return os.NewFile(uintptr(r), name), nil
 }
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ func makeInheritSa() *windows.SecurityAttributes {
 	return &sa
 }
 
-func openSequential(path string, mode int, _ uint32) (fd windows.Handle, err error) {
+func openSequential(path string, mode int) (fd windows.Handle, err error) {
 	if len(path) == 0 {
 		return windows.InvalidHandle, windows.ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
 	}
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ func openSequential(path string, mode int, _ uint32) (fd windows.Handle, err err
 		createmode = windows.OPEN_EXISTING
 	}
 	// Use FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN rather than FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL as implemented in golang.
-	// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363858(v=vs.85).aspx
+	// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea#FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN
 	h, e := windows.CreateFile(pathp, access, sharemode, sa, createmode, windows.FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN, 0)
 	return h, e
 }
@@ -126,17 +130,13 @@ func nextSuffix() string {
 	return strconv.Itoa(int(1e9 + r%1e9))[1:]
 }
 
-// CreateTemp is a copy of os.CreateTemp, modified to use sequential
-// file access. Below is the original comment from golang:
-// TempFile creates a new temporary file in the directory dir
-// with a name beginning with prefix, opens the file for reading
-// and writing, and returns the resulting *os.File.
-// If dir is the empty string, TempFile uses the default directory
-// for temporary files (see os.TempDir).
-// Multiple programs calling TempFile simultaneously
-// will not choose the same file. The caller can use f.Name()
-// to find the pathname of the file. It is the caller's responsibility
-// to remove the file when no longer needed.
+// CreateTemp is a copy of [os.CreateTemp], modified to use sequential file access.
+//
+// It uses [windows.FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN] rather than [windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL]
+// as implemented in golang. Refer to the [Win32 API documentation] for details
+// on sequential file access.
+//
+// [Win32 API documentation]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea#FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN
 func CreateTemp(dir, prefix string) (f *os.File, err error) {
 	if dir == "" {
 		dir = os.TempDir()
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func CreateTemp(dir, prefix string) (f *os.File, err error) {
 	nconflict := 0
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		name := filepath.Join(dir, prefix+nextSuffix())
-		f, err = OpenFile(name, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, 0o600)
+		f, err = openFileSequential(name, windows.O_RDWR|windows.O_CREAT|windows.O_EXCL)
 		if os.IsExist(err) {
 			if nconflict++; nconflict > 10 {
 				randmu.Lock()