diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/locations.go b/cmd/syncthing/locations.go
index a7671c23e..54c6dd86e 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/locations.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/locations.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var locations = map[locationEnum]string{
 	locPanicLog:      "${config}/panic-${timestamp}.log",
 	locAuditLog:      "${config}/audit-${timestamp}.log",
 	locGUIAssets:     "${config}/gui",
-	locDefFolder:     "${home}/Sync/",
+	locDefFolder:     "${home}/Sync",
 }
 
 // expandLocations replaces the variables in the location map with actual
diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index 8f35d3ffa..74f1ebbaf 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ func defaultConfig(myName string) config.Configuration {
 			MinDiskFreePct:  1,
 			Devices:         []config.FolderDeviceConfiguration{{DeviceID: myID}},
 			AutoNormalize:   true,
+			MaxConflicts:    -1,
 		},
 	}
 	newCfg.Devices = []config.DeviceConfiguration{
diff --git a/lib/config/config.go b/lib/config/config.go
index 52a42c686..67c6f1400 100644
--- a/lib/config/config.go
+++ b/lib/config/config.go
@@ -425,7 +425,10 @@ func (cfg *Configuration) prepare(myID protocol.DeviceID) {
 		// This way in the tests, we get away without OS specific separators
 		// in the test configs.
 		folder.RawPath = filepath.Dir(folder.RawPath + string(filepath.Separator))
-		if folder.RawPath[len(folder.RawPath)-1] != filepath.Separator {
+
+		// If we're not on Windows, we want the path to end with a slash to
+		// penetrate symlinks. On Windows, paths must not end with a slash.
+		if runtime.GOOS != "windows" && folder.RawPath[len(folder.RawPath)-1] != filepath.Separator {
 			folder.RawPath = folder.RawPath + string(filepath.Separator)
 		}