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Am 13.04.2017 um 06:29 schrieb Jeffrey Altman:
> When Developer mode is enabled the elevation requirement for symlink
> creation is disabled:
>
> https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2016/12/02/symlinks-windows-10/#DXz6icKZOkEozgYR.97
>
> This was necessary for symlink creation within WSL to work.
I understand that blog so that at the API, with the respective flag set, 
this would also work without the need to previously set developer mode.
Maybe something that cygwin could use?
Thomas

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