diff --git a/crates/test-programs/TEST_FAILURES b/crates/test-programs/TEST_FAILURES
index f7b0fcd60d..2ae868ad65 100644
--- a/crates/test-programs/TEST_FAILURES
+++ b/crates/test-programs/TEST_FAILURES
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
 * nofollow_errors
     - I loosened up some errno acceptance but windows requires rmdir to delete
       a symlink to a directory, rather than unlink_file
-    - dan is doing the upstream fix rn
+    - fix merged in next cap-std release
 * symlink_create
     - narrowed down the symlink delete issue that only shows up on linux
     - dan is doing the upstream fix rn
 * path_rename
     - permission denied on windows to rename a dir to an existing empty dir
-    - we're not going to try to emulate this functionality.
-    - the test should be modified accept this operation failing completely on windows.
 * path_link
-    - fails on the first dangling symlink
+    - passes everything except dangling symlinks
 * fd_flags_set
     - same metadata panic as fd_readdir
 * path_filestat
@@ -49,3 +47,11 @@
     - different errno in one case
 * unlink_file_trailing_slashes
     - different errnos in three spots
+
+
+# Test Divergences
+
+* fd_allocate supported or not
+* dangling symlinks supported or not
+* errno: windows or linux mode?
+
diff --git a/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_link.rs b/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_link.rs
index f7f576f3ed..16d827e8dd 100644
--- a/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_link.rs
+++ b/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_link.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ unsafe fn test_path_link(dir_fd: wasi::Fd) {
         "errno should be ERRNO_NOENT"
     );
 
+    // XXX windows doesnt support dangling symlinks - rest of file
     // Create a link to a dangling symlink
     wasi::path_symlink("target", dir_fd, "symlink").expect("creating a dangling symlink");
 
diff --git a/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_rename.rs b/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_rename.rs
index 1acd276f08..37a9bf8169 100644
--- a/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_rename.rs
+++ b/crates/test-programs/wasi-tests/src/bin/path_rename.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ unsafe fn test_path_rename(dir_fd: wasi::Fd) {
     wasi::fd_close(fd).expect("closing a file");
     wasi::path_unlink_file(dir_fd, "target").expect("removing a file");
 
+    // XXX windows does not support this operation
     // Try renaming to an (empty) directory instead
     create_file(dir_fd, "source");
     wasi::path_create_directory(dir_fd, "target").expect("creating a directory");