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Windows 10 Creators Update and Symlinks

From: Jeffrey Altman <jaltman at secure-endpoints dot com>
To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:29:05 -0400
Subject: Windows 10 Creators Update and Symlinks
Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
Openpgp: id=FA444AF197F449B24CF3E699F77A735592B69A04; url=https://pgp.mit.edu
Vbr-info: md=secure-endpoints.com; mc=all; mv=vbr.emailcertification.org;

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.

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