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+Hi Joey,
+
+
+### Please describe the problem.
+`git annex fromkey` on Windows fails with `git-annex: System.PosixCompat.Files.createSymbolicLink: not supported: illegal operation`
+
+I guess it should create a unlocked file instead on Windows.
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+    mkdir test
+    cd test
+    git init
+    git annex init test
+    touch file
+    git annex add file
+    git annex sync
+    git annex fromkey SHA256E-s0--e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 file2
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+git version 2.31.1.windows.1 <br>
+git annex 8.20210331-g1fb59a63a <br>
+Windows 10 Pro 1903 <br>
+
+### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
+Yes! git-annex is really great and there is nothing else like it. 
+