go/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/path/filepath/63703.md

On Windows, [EvalSymlinks] no longer evaluates mount points, which was a source of many inconsistencies and bugs. This behavior is controlled by the winsymlink setting. For Go 1.23, it defaults to winsymlink=1. Previous versions default to winsymlink=0.

On Windows, [EvalSymlinks] no longer tries to normalize volumes to drive letters, which was not always even possible. This behavior is controlled by the winreadlinkvolume setting. For Go 1.23, it defaults to winreadlinkvolume=1. Previous versions default to winreadlinkvolume=0.