Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons

[Tech Geek]

1. Start regedit.

2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile

3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.

 

[satyamy]

not working

 

[rakeshishere]

Go to Start menu>Run>Type Regedit>expand HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>Scroll down to folder called LNKFILE>single click on the folder>In the right pane right click on IsShortcut and click delete.

It works, but you have to change the icon size for it to take effect.

 

[DukeNukem]

Jus Install Tweakui (115 KB or something) then do it using it
simple

 

[piyush gupta]

create a transparent icon replace it at
regedit>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>LNKFILE>in the right pane right click on IsShortcut

 

[aadipa]

TweakUI is safest way to do this.

 

[–•(–•Raghav™•–)•–]

i Use TweakUI..

 

[jal_desai]

every body's answer (those who relate to regedit) was incomplete... tht's why the arrows were still visible.....

Do This:

1) Start --> Run type 'regedit' (without quotes)

2) Now we have to delete the 'IsShortCut' value from 3 different places.

(i) First delete it from 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile'

(ii) Then from 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile'

(iii) Again from 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut'

3) Get out of Registry Editor

4) Restart

No More Arrows !!!


Digitally yours,
Jal

 

[delivi]

Thanx jal_desai I knew that I can remove the Shorcut arrows with TweakUI. but I'dnt know how to do it manually, thanx for sharing your knowledge.

 

[nikhilrao]

Thanks man. Use to use TwekUI. But now I know how its dun