mklink permission on windows 8
You can create symbolic links in non-elevated command prompt ONLY if you have enabled SeCreateSymbolicLink policy for user AND user doesn't belong to Administrators group
User Account Control requires elevation for commands that can link accross SMB boundaries.
Junction does not require elevation as it cannot link accross.
The only way around this that springs to mind is disabling UAC or to RunAs an admin. I do not recommend this.
I found this way works:
- Find 'Command Prompt'.
- Right click on it.
- On the menu that comes up, click 'Run as Administrator'.
Now type in the command.
The command is mklink /d "{the link where you want the symlink to be}\{the name of the symlink}" "{link to the actual folder}"