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Is there any way to remove shortcut's arrow?
1. Use the Registry Editor: Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons.
In the right pane, right-click on an empty space, select New > String Value, and name it 29.
Double-click 29 and set its value to C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll,197.
Restart the computer.
2. Using a third party tool: Download and install a third party tool
Open the tool and navigate to the “Shortcut Arrows” option.
Select “Remove shortcut arrows” and apply the changes.
3. Use a batch file:
Open Notepad and type the following: batchreg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons” /v 29 /d “C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dd”. System32\imageres.dll,197” /f
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe
Save the file as remove_arrow.bat.
Right click on the batch file and select “Run as administrator”.
Awesome, I had a way to do this before and all everyone who tried to do it did it with a different number which caused a black square, tried alot of numbers using the restart explorer and gave up..>Thankee Sai.