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+// This is a companion script that reverts the effect of preinstall script in 
+// `\gui\packages\yarn-fixes`.
+//
+// The symlink to `\gui\node_modules\node_modules` that fixes the bug, described in 
+// https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/4564, must be removed after node modules installation, 
+// because circular symlinks cause scripts like electron-builder to crash.
+
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+  return;
+}
+
+const symlinkPath = path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules/node_modules');
+
+try {
+  console.log('Removing a symlink to node_modules/node_modules');
+  fs.unlinkSync(symlinkPath);
+} catch (error) {
+  if (error.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+    throw error;
+  }
+}