Easy Ways to Remove Shortcut Arrows in Windows

Geekers - When you finish installing an application, usually the shortcut of the application will automatically appear on your desktop. If you look closely, there is an arrow-shaped sign at the bottom of the application's shortcut.

For those of you who are uncomfortable with these arrows, or who just want to remove them for fun, you can read my tutorial article this time which reviews how to remove shortcut arrows on your Windows desktop.

Steps on how to get rid of the desktop shortcut arrow in Windows:

How to Remove Shortcut Arrows in Windows

1. First open Run by pressing the Windows key + R, type regedit, then Enter.

type regedit type regedit

2. Next, the Registry Editor window will open. Go to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > linkfile folder. To speed up the search for the lnkfile folder, use the L key on the keyboard.

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3. Then right-click and rename the IsShortcut string to IsShortcuts as shown in the image below.

rename IsShortcut rename IsShortcut

4. Finally close the Registry Editor window and restart your computer. Next you will see the shortcut arrow on your desktop is missing.

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As you know that on the Windows desktop display, you will find several default Windows application icons and several applications that you have installed before. Every time you install an application on Windows, a shortcut for the application will appear on the desktop. Some people may not want the application icon on their desktop not to be visible, whether it's because it's an important application or for other reasons.

Hopefully this simple tutorial on how to remove shortcut arrows on the Windows operating system is useful and easy to understand.

Easy Ways to Remove Shortcut Arrows in Windows

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