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Fix out of date Windows Developer Mode instructions (#645)
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DannyGoodall authored Feb 12, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -38,14 +38,24 @@ support for symlinks is restricted to privileged accounts. The reason for this
Symlinks were a late addition to Windows and some applications are not developed with
them in mind which can cause misbehavior or in the worst case security issues in those
applications. Symlinks support however is enabled when the "developer mode" is activated
on modern Windows versions. Here is how you can enable it:
on modern Windows versions.
Enabling "developer mode" has changed in later version of Windows. For older versions:
1. Press ++windows+i++ to open the settings
2. In the settings dialog click on "Privacy & security"
3. In the "Security" section click on "For developers"
4. Enable the toggle "Developer Mode"
5. In the "Use developer features" dialog confirm by clicking "Yes".
In more modern versions:
1. Press ++windows+i++ to open the settings
2. In the settings dialog click on "System"
3. In the "System" section click on "For developers"
4. Enable the toggle "Developer Mode"
5. In the "Use developer features" dialog confirm by clicking "Yes".
??? question "What happens if I don't enable it?"
Enabling symlinks is not strictly required as Rye automatically falls back to
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