After installing Magento 2 in Windows under Xampp, if your admin and front end link’s are not workin

[Irshad khan]

1. Remove everything, except .htaccess file from pub/static folder
2. Open up app/etc/di.xml find the path “Magento\Framework\App\View\Asset\MaterializationStrategy\Symlink” and replace to “Magento\Framework\App\View\Asset\MaterializationStrategy\Copy”

Note: Remove entire files and folder under pub/static except .htaccess file.

[AHLeslie]

Hi irshad_innobitz,

Thanks for the tip, I'm sure it will help someone else.

Cheers!

[Scott Taylor]

Another better route is to run XAMPP as an administrator.  Windows has symlink functionality, you just need to be an administrator to run it.

[naheedmire215e]

Hi,
Thanks for the tip, Irshad khan.