Why do later versions of Windows continue to use shortcut files instead of symbolic links?

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/1034484/...

Accepted answer links:
[here]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewt.../?

Answer 2 links:
[immune to most forms of breakage]: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/maga...
[complicated properties]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewt.../?
[filesystem tunneling]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewt.../?

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