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Expand Up @@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ For more information and a temporary workaround, see [inotify on shared drives
does not work](troubleshoot.md#inotify-on-shared-drives-does-not-work) in
[Troubleshooting](troubleshoot.md).

### Are symlinks supported?

Docker for Windows supports symbolic links (symlinks) created within containers.
Symbolic link (symlinks) created within containers and across containers will
resolve.
Symlinks created outside of containers (e.g., on the host) will not work in containers.

To learn more about the reasons for this limitation, see this issue on GitHub: [Symlinks don't work as expected](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/109#issuecomment-251307391).

### Why does Docker for Windows sometimes lose network connectivity (e.g., `push`/`pull` doesn't work)?

Networking is not yet fully stable across network changes and system sleep
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