diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
index ccfcd6f12c..fb8e8bcfa7 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
     <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
-    <Version>4.0.1.1</Version>
+    <Version>4.0.1.2</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 93caf9e81a..f53415defe 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 [assembly: Guid("29927416-3b78-49a7-a560-5ccaa638b6b4")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Tgstation.Server.Host.Service.Tests")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.0.1.1")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.0.1.1")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.0.1.2")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.0.1.2")]
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
index d401944117..c5a1cb5ab7 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
     <AddSyntheticProjectReferencesForSolutionDependencies>false</AddSyntheticProjectReferencesForSolutionDependencies>
-    <Version>4.0.1.1</Version>
+    <Version>4.0.1.2</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/WindowsSymlinkFactory.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/WindowsSymlinkFactory.cs
index 13aae902c2..761d37a574 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/WindowsSymlinkFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/WindowsSymlinkFactory.cs
@@ -22,19 +22,18 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.IO
 			//check if its not a file
 			var flags = File.Exists(targetPath) ? NativeMethods.CreateSymbolicLinkFlags.None : NativeMethods.CreateSymbolicLinkFlags.Directory;
 
-			flags |= NativeMethods.CreateSymbolicLinkFlags.AllowUnprivilegedCreate;
+			//no don't fucking use this
+			//sure it works in SOME cases
+			//i.e. win10 1803+ and IN DEVELOPER MODE
+			//other times it throws ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
+			//but the fucking worst is there is some configuration of windows that accept the argument and allow the function to succeed
+			//BUT IT DOESN'T CREATE THE FUCKING LINK
+			//I AM NOT DEBUGGING THAT SHIT AGAIN AHHH
+			//flags |= NativeMethods.CreateSymbolicLinkFlags.AllowUnprivilegedCreate;
 
 			cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 			if (!NativeMethods.CreateSymbolicLink(linkPath, targetPath, flags))
-			{
-				if (Win32Exception.GetLastWin32Error() ==  Win32Error.ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER) //SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE isn't supported
-				{
-					flags &= ~NativeMethods.CreateSymbolicLinkFlags.AllowUnprivilegedCreate;
-					if (NativeMethods.CreateSymbolicLink(linkPath, targetPath, flags))
-						return;
-				}
 				throw new Win32Exception();
-			}
 		}, cancellationToken, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Current);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
index 96199922ae..6a1c515126 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
     <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
-    <Version>4.0.1.1</Version>
+    <Version>4.0.1.2</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">