revise shortcut support

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs

@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             }
         }
 
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        protected override bool SupportsShortcutChildren
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
         public override bool CanDelete()
         {
             return false;

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Progress;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Localization;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Users;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 {
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         [IgnoreDataMember]
         public virtual bool IsPreSorted
         {
-            get { return false; }
+            get { return ConfigurationManager.Configuration.EnableWindowsShortcuts; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         [IgnoreDataMember]
         protected virtual bool SupportsShortcutChildren
         {
-            get { return true; }
+            get { return false; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1070,7 +1068,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         {
             var changesFound = false;
 
-            if (SupportsShortcutChildren && LocationType == LocationType.FileSystem)
+            if (LocationType == LocationType.FileSystem)
             {
                 if (RefreshLinkedChildren(fileSystemChildren))
                 {
@@ -1092,7 +1090,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             var currentManualLinks = LinkedChildren.Where(i => i.Type == LinkedChildType.Manual).ToList();
             var currentShortcutLinks = LinkedChildren.Where(i => i.Type == LinkedChildType.Shortcut).ToList();
 
-            var newShortcutLinks = fileSystemChildren
+            List<LinkedChild> newShortcutLinks;
+
+            if (SupportsShortcutChildren)
+            {
+                newShortcutLinks = fileSystemChildren
                     .Where(i => (i.Attributes & FileAttributes.Directory) != FileAttributes.Directory && FileSystem.IsShortcut(i.FullName))
                     .Select(i =>
                     {
@@ -1123,6 +1125,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                     })
                     .Where(i => i != null)
                     .ToList();
+            }
+            else { newShortcutLinks = new List<LinkedChild>(); }
 
             if (!newShortcutLinks.SequenceEqual(currentShortcutLinks, new LinkedChildComparer()))
             {

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Movies/BoxSet.cs

@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies
             }
         }
 
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        protected override bool SupportsShortcutChildren
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
         public override bool IsAuthorizedToDelete(User user)
         {
             return true;

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserRootFolder.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Querying;
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             return PostFilterAndSort(result.Where(filter), query);
         }
 
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        protected override bool SupportsShortcutChildren
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
         public override bool IsPreSorted
         {
             get

MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs

@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         public int SharingExpirationDays { get; set; }
 
         public bool DisableXmlSavers { get; set; }
+        public bool EnableWindowsShortcuts { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ServerConfiguration" /> class.