New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Path\To\Link" -Target "C:\Path\To\Original" Key Differences: Symlinks vs. Junctions vs. Hard Links
New-Item -Path "C:\Users\YourName\Desktop\config.ini" -ItemType SymbolicLink -Target "D:\Settings\config.ini" create symlink windows
New-Item -Path "C:\Users\YourName\Desktop\MyFolderLink" -ItemType SymbolicLink -Target "E:\Data\MyFolder" create symlink windows
mklink filename linkname
* Run the following command to create a symlink to a directory: create symlink windows