The Complete Guide to Creating Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Windows

The Complete Guide to Creating Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Windows

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Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, and Vista all support symbolic links — also known as symlinks — that point to a file or folder on your system. You can create them using the Command Prompt or a third-party tool called Link Shell Extension.

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Link Shell Extension – http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 How to Create Symbolic Links with mklink
1:41 How to Create Symbolic Links with a Graphical Tool
3:28 End screen

What you’ll learn:
1. How to create a symbolic link to an individual file or folder
2. How to Create Symbolic Links with mklink
a. How to create symbolic links using the mklink command in a Command Prompt window as Administrator
3. How to Create Symbolic Links with a Graphical Tool

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