code: public static function unlink($path)
      {
          $isWindows = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\';
  
          if (!$isWindows) {
              return unlink($path);
          }
  
          if (is_link($path) && is_dir($path)) {
              return rmdir($path);
          }
  
          try {
              return unlink($path);
          } catch (ErrorException $e) {
              // last resort measure for Windows
              if (function_exists('exec') && file_exists($path)) {
                  exec('DEL /F/Q ' . escapeshellarg($path));
  
                  return !file_exists($path);
              }
  
              return false;
          }
      }
docs: Removes a file or symlink in a cross-platform way
  
  @param string $path
  @return bool
  
  @since 2.0.14