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@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ For _Windows_ you need to have [Git for Windows](https://git-scm.com/download/wi
 
 First of all get the source code. The full Organic Maps sources repository is ~8.5Gb in size, there are various [clone options](#special-cases-options) to reduce download size to suit your needs.
 
-For _Windows_, enable [symlinks](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-coresymlinks) support in git first. The easiest way is to reinstall the latest [Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org/) with the "Enable Symlinks" checkbox checked. If you don't want to reinstall Git, then you can add `-c core.symlinks=true` parameter to the clone command below to enable symlinks for the repository.
+For _Windows_, it's necessary to enable symlinks support:
+1. Activate _Windows Development Mode_ to enable symlinks globally:
+  - Windows 10: _Settings_ -> _Update and Security_ -> _For Developers_ -> _Activate Developer Mode_
+  - Windows 11: _Settings_ -> _Privacy and Security_ -> _For Developers_ -> _Activate Developer Mode_
+2. Enable [symlinks](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-coresymlinks) support in git. The easiest way is to reinstall the latest [Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org/) with the "Enable Symlinks" checkbox checked. If you don't want to reinstall Git, then you can add `-c core.symlinks=true` parameter to the clone command below to enable symlinks for the repository.
 
 ```bash
 git config --global core.symlinks true