How to delete the arrow on the Shortcut icon in Window 10

When we create the icon for the application to the Desktop, we will see the difference is that there is an arrow in the left corner of the icon. Although the arrow next to the icon does not affect the operation, but people often want to delete them.

1. How to delete arrows on the Shortcut icon manually

Step 1: Open MenuStart and enter Regedit to open the Registry Editor application on Windows 10.

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Step 2: Then, you proceed to access the folder in the following order:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer

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Step 3: Next, right-click on the Explorer folder and select New -> Key .

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Step 4: At this time, a new folder will appear and you proceed to name the folder "Shell Icons" .

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Step 5: After creating the Shell Icons folder, right-click on the right window and select New -> String Value .

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Next, you name the String Value "29" .

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Step 6: Double-click String Value to open and change them. You proceed to Copy the following code and paste into Value data.

% windir% System32shell32.dll, -50

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Finally, click OK to save and complete.

The system will automatically remove the arrow icon next to the desktop icon immediately.

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2. How to delete the arrow on the Shortcut icon with the 3rd software

TheWindowsClub is a large community in the world and they always have specialized software to solve minor problems on the Windows operating system. TheWindowsClub is currently providing Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 software for Windows 10 to remove the nose icons next to the application icons.

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You proceed to download the software to your computer and extract to install the software. After installation is complete, you start the software by selecting Run as administrator .

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Then, you select the Customization and select the File Explorer tab . Here, you'll see the Remover Shortcut Arrows From Shortcut Icons section .

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