diff --git a/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c b/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c
index 0490be247..0e2cc25db 100644
--- a/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c
+++ b/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ static tb_long_t tb_directory_walk_copy(tb_char_t const* path, tb_file_info_t co
     tb_size_t size = tuple[1].ul;
     tb_char_t const* name = path + size;
 
+    // the copy flags
+    tb_size_t flags = tuple[2].ul;
+
     // the dest file path
     tb_char_t dpath[8192] = {0};
     tb_snprintf(dpath, 8192, "%s\\%s", dest, name[0] == '\\'? name + 1 : name);
@@ -77,18 +80,33 @@ static tb_long_t tb_directory_walk_copy(tb_char_t const* path, tb_file_info_t co
     }
 
     // copy
+    tb_bool_t ok = tb_true;
+    tb_bool_t skip_recursion = tb_false;
     switch (info->type)
     {
     case TB_FILE_TYPE_FILE:
-        if (!tb_file_copy(path, dpath, TB_FILE_COPY_NONE)) tuple[2].b = tb_false;
+        ok = tb_file_copy(path, dpath, flags);
         break;
     case TB_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
-        if (!tb_directory_create(dpath)) tuple[2].b = tb_false;
+        {
+            // reserve symlink?
+            if ((flags & TB_FILE_COPY_LINK) && (info->flags & TB_FILE_FLAG_LINK))
+            {
+                // just copy link and skip recursion
+                ok = tb_file_copy(path, dpath, TB_FILE_COPY_LINK);
+                skip_recursion = tb_true;
+            }
+            else ok = tb_directory_create(dpath);
+        }
         break;
     default:
         break;
     }
-    return TB_DIRECTORY_WALK_CODE_CONTINUE;
+    tuple[3].b = ok;
+    tb_size_t retcode = TB_DIRECTORY_WALK_CODE_CONTINUE;
+    if (skip_recursion)
+        retcode |= TB_DIRECTORY_WALK_CODE_SKIP_RECURSION;
+    return retcode;
 }
 static tb_long_t tb_directory_walk_impl(tb_wchar_t const* path, tb_long_t recursion, tb_bool_t prefix, tb_directory_walk_func_t func, tb_cpointer_t priv)
 {
@@ -321,16 +339,13 @@ tb_bool_t tb_directory_copy(tb_char_t const* path, tb_char_t const* dest, tb_siz
     tb_value_t tuple[3];
     tuple[0].cstr = dest;
     tuple[1].ul = tb_strlen(path);
-    tuple[2].b = tb_true;
+    tuple[2].ul = flags;
+    tuple[3].b = tb_true;
     tb_directory_walk(path, -1, tb_true, tb_directory_walk_copy, tuple);
 
-    // ok?
-    tb_bool_t ok = tuple[2].b;
-
     // copy empty directory?
+    tb_bool_t ok = tuple[3].b;
     if (ok && !tb_file_info(dest, tb_null))
         return tb_directory_create(dest);
-
-    // ok?
     return ok;
 }
diff --git a/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c b/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c
index c80bc9b16..4ff1cf8fb 100644
--- a/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c
+++ b/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c
@@ -442,10 +442,31 @@ tb_bool_t tb_file_copy(tb_char_t const* path, tb_char_t const* dest, tb_size_t f
     tb_file_info_t info = {0};
     if (flags & TB_FILE_COPY_LINK && tb_file_info(path, &info) && info.flags & TB_FILE_FLAG_LINK)
     {
-        if (tb_kernel32()->CopyFileExW)
-            return (tb_bool_t)tb_kernel32()->CopyFileExW(full0, full1, tb_null, tb_null, FALSE, COPY_FILE_COPY_SYMLINK);
-        // TODO we should read file content to copy it
-        // ...
+        tb_file_mkdir(full1);
+        if (tb_kernel32()->CopyFileExW && tb_kernel32()->CopyFileExW(full0, full1, tb_null, tb_null, FALSE, COPY_FILE_COPY_SYMLINK))
+            return tb_true;
+
+        // we should read file content to copy it
+        tb_bool_t ok = tb_false;
+        tb_file_ref_t ifile = tb_file_init(path, TB_FILE_MODE_RW);
+        tb_file_ref_t ofile = tb_file_init(dest, TB_FILE_MODE_RW | TB_FILE_MODE_CREAT | TB_FILE_MODE_TRUNC);
+        if (ifile && ofile)
+        {
+            tb_hize_t writ = 0;
+            tb_hize_t size = tb_file_size(ifile);
+            while (writ < size)
+            {
+                tb_long_t real = tb_file_writf(ofile, ifile, writ, size - writ);
+                if (real > 0) writ += real;
+                else break;
+            }
+            if (writ == size) ok = tb_true;
+        }
+
+        // exit file
+        if (ifile) tb_file_exit(ifile);
+        if (ofile) tb_file_exit(ofile);
+        return ok;
     }
 
     // copy it