@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ class PathDownloader extends FileDownloader implements VcsCapableDownloaderInter
// Check we can use junctions safely if we are on Windows
if (Platform::isWindows() && self::STRATEGY_SYMLINK === $currentStrategy && !$this->safeJunctions()) {
if (!in_array(self::STRATEGY_MIRROR, $allowedStrategies)) {
throw new \RuntimeException('You are on an old Windows / old PHP combo which does not allow Composer to use junctions/symlinks and this path repository has symlink:true in its options so copying is not allowed');