diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
index ceb5ae6..5dac812 100644
--- a/config.ini
+++ b/config.ini
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ files=
 # systems relative to the user's home directory
 [map.posix]
 nvim/init.vim=.config/nvim/init.vim
+scripts/winmode=bin/winmode
 
 # items in the map.windows section defines a place where config files will be
 # placed on windows, relative to the user's home directory
diff --git a/scripts/winlinks b/scripts/winlinks
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7309c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/winlinks
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+creates hardlinks to files in windows
+"""
+
+import platform
+import sys
+
+if platform.system() != 'Windows':
+    print("You gotta run this on windows")
+    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/scripts/winmode b/scripts/winmode
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a763046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/winmode
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+places the wsl instance into winmode
+"""
+
+import os
+import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import shutil
+
+env = os.environ
+env['PS1'] = f"(W) {env['PS1']}"
+
+path = env['PATH']
+parts = path.split(':')
+
+winbin_dir = pathlib.Path('/home/jorelli/.config/winbin')
+winbin_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+links = {
+    'cargo': '/mnt/c/Users/jordan/.cargo/bin/cargo.exe',
+    'python': '/mnt/c/Users/jordan/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/python.exe',
+}
+
+for k, v in links.items():
+    target_path = winbin_dir / k
+    target_path.symlink_to(v)
+
+parts.insert(0, '/home/jorelli/.config/winbin')
+env['PATH'] = ':'.join(parts)
+
+subprocess.run('/usr/bin/bash --norc', shell=True, check=False, env=env)
+
+shutil.rmtree(winbin_dir)