diff --git a/tests/test_links.py b/tests/test_links.py
index a8d5e7bf..85411311 100644
--- a/tests/test_links.py
+++ b/tests/test_links.py
@@ -9,12 +9,25 @@
 import pytest
 import os
 from ubelt import util_links
+import sys
+
+
+if sys.platform.startswith('win32'):
+    try:
+        import jaraco.windows.filesystem as jwfs
+    except ImportError:
+        jwfs = None
 
 
 def test_rel_dir_link():
     """
     xdoctest ~/code/ubelt/tests/test_links.py test_rel_dir_link
     """
+    import pytest
+    import ubelt as ub
+    if ub.WIN32 and jwfs is None:
+        pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now.
+
     dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt/tests/test_links', 'test_rel_dir_link').ensuredir()
     ub.delete(dpath, verbose=2)
     ub.ensuredir(dpath, verbose=2)
@@ -64,6 +77,10 @@ def test_rel_dir_link():
 
 
 def test_rel_file_link():
+    import pytest
+    import ubelt as ub
+    if ub.WIN32 and jwfs is None:
+        pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now.
     dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt/tests/test_links', 'test_rel_file_link').ensuredir()
     ub.delete(dpath, verbose=2)
     ub.ensuredir(dpath, verbose=2)
@@ -119,6 +136,10 @@ def test_delete_symlinks():
     CommandLine:
         python -m ubelt.tests.test_links test_delete_symlinks
     """
+    import pytest
+    import ubelt as ub
+    if ub.WIN32 and jwfs is None:
+        pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now.
     # TODO: test that we handle broken links
     dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt/tests/test_links', 'test_delete_links').ensuredir()
 
@@ -224,6 +245,10 @@ def assert_broken_link(path, want=True):
 
 
 def test_modify_directory_symlinks():
+    import pytest
+    import ubelt as ub
+    if ub.WIN32 and jwfs is None:
+        pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now.
     dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt/tests/test_links', 'test_modify_symlinks').ensuredir()
     ub.delete(dpath, verbose=2)
     ub.ensuredir(dpath, verbose=2)
@@ -283,6 +308,10 @@ def test_modify_file_symlinks():
     CommandLine:
         python -m ubelt.tests.test_links test_modify_symlinks
     """
+    import pytest
+    import ubelt as ub
+    if ub.WIN32 and jwfs is None:
+        pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now.
     # TODO: test that we handle broken links
     dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt/tests/test_links', 'test_modify_symlinks').ensuredir()
     happy_fpath = dpath / 'happy_fpath.txt'
@@ -306,6 +335,10 @@ def test_broken_link():
     CommandLine:
         python -m ubelt.tests.test_links test_broken_link
     """
+    import pytest
+    import ubelt as ub
+    if ub.WIN32 and jwfs is None:
+        pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now.
     dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt/tests/test_links', 'test_broken_link').ensuredir()
 
     ub.delete(dpath, verbose=2)
@@ -370,6 +403,10 @@ def test_overwrite_symlink():
     CommandLine:
         python ~/code/ubelt/tests/test_links.py test_overwrite_symlink
     """
+    import pytest
+    import ubelt as ub
+    if ub.WIN32 and jwfs is None:
+        pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now.
 
     # TODO: test that we handle broken links
     dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt/tests/test_links', 'test_overwrite_symlink').ensuredir()
diff --git a/ubelt/util_links.py b/ubelt/util_links.py
index 3b5e95ae..19a0ae3f 100644
--- a/ubelt/util_links.py
+++ b/ubelt/util_links.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 works without difficulty.
 
 Example:
+    >>> import pytest
+    >>> import ubelt as ub
+    >>> if ub.WIN32:
+    >>>     pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now. Todo cleaner xdoctest conditional
     >>> import ubelt as ub
     >>> from os.path import normpath, join
     >>> dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt', normpath('demo/symlink')).ensuredir()
@@ -87,6 +91,10 @@ def symlink(real_path, link_path, overwrite=False, verbose=0):
         .. [WikiNTFSLinks] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_links
 
     Example:
+        >>> import pytest
+        >>> import ubelt as ub
+        >>> if ub.WIN32:
+        >>>     pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now. Todo cleaner xdoctest conditional
         >>> import ubelt as ub
         >>> dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt', 'test_symlink0').delete().ensuredir()
         >>> real_path = (dpath / 'real_file.txt')
@@ -97,6 +105,10 @@ def symlink(real_path, link_path, overwrite=False, verbose=0):
         >>> dpath.delete()  # clenaup
 
     Example:
+        >>> import pytest
+        >>> import ubelt as ub
+        >>> if ub.WIN32:
+        >>>     pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now. Todo cleaner xdoctest conditional
         >>> import ubelt as ub
         >>> from ubelt.util_links import _dirstats
         >>> dpath = ub.Path.appdir('ubelt', 'test_symlink1').delete().ensuredir()
@@ -126,6 +138,10 @@ def symlink(real_path, link_path, overwrite=False, verbose=0):
         >>> assert not real_path.exists()
 
     Example:
+        >>> import pytest
+        >>> import ubelt as ub
+        >>> if ub.WIN32:
+        >>>     pytest.skip()  # hack for windows for now. Todo cleaner xdoctest conditional
         >>> # Specifying bad paths should error.
         >>> import ubelt as ub
         >>> import pytest