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NT has a root directory like Unix does. Drive letters are symbolic links inside a directory called \DosDevices.
Granted, this is not user-visible but an implementation detail. The needs of Win32 applications dictate a lot of user-visible behavior.
> 2. Creating symbolic links to files and folders,
NT supports symbolic links. Open cmd and type "mklink".
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NT has a root directory like Unix does. Drive letters are symbolic links inside a directory called \DosDevices.
Granted, this is not user-visible but an implementation detail. The needs of Win32 applications dictate a lot of user-visible behavior.
> 2. Creating symbolic links to files and folders,
NT supports symbolic links. Open cmd and type "mklink".