diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_look.py
index d9521d1860..44e439fe1f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_look.py
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ class CreateLook(plugin.Creator):
         self.data["maketx"] = self.make_tx
 
         # Enable users to force a copy.
-        self.data["forceCopy"] = True
+        # - on Windows is "forceCopy" always changed to `True` because of
+        #   windows implementation of hardlinks
+        self.data["forceCopy"] = False
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
index a8893072d0..137683ca6d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import json
 import tempfile
+import platform
 import contextlib
 import subprocess
 from collections import OrderedDict
@@ -334,7 +335,11 @@ class ExtractLook(openpype.api.Extractor):
         transfers = []
         hardlinks = []
         hashes = {}
-        force_copy = instance.data.get("forceCopy", False)
+        # Temporary fix to NOT create hardlinks on windows machines
+        if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
+            force_copy = True
+        else:
+            force_copy = instance.data.get("forceCopy", False)
 
         for filepath in files_metadata: