# Create Symbolic Links in Windows ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/literature **Created**:: [[2026-03-03]] ## Synopsis Creating symbolic links requires administration permission, which can be granted by enabling Developer Mode. PowerShell version assuming that `<target>` is where the link points to, and `<path>` is the path of the created link. ``` New-Item -Type SymbolicLink -Path <path> -Value <target> ``` ``` mklink <path> <target> mklink /d <path> <target> ```