title: Getting an error while using the npm link command
body: <p>I am trying to use the npm link command on my windows computer but getting this error can someone help me in this regard I am stuck on it for a while now</p>
  
  <pre><code>npm ERR! code EPERM
  npm ERR! syscall symlink
  npm ERR! path C:\projects\app
  npm ERR! dest C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\lists
  npm ERR! errno -4048
  npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\projects\app' -&gt; 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\lists'
  npm ERR!  { [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\projects\app' -&gt; 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\lists']
  npm ERR!   stack:
  npm ERR!    'Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\projects\app' -&gt; 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\lists'',
  npm ERR!   errno: -4048,
  npm ERR!   code: 'EPERM',
  npm ERR!   syscall: 'symlink',
  npm ERR!   path: 'C:\projects\app',
  npm ERR!   dest: 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\lists' }
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
  npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
  npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
  npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
  npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
  
  npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
  npm ERR!     C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-03-27T06_37_20_042Z-debug.log
  </code></pre>