How to remove the shortcut arrow

me, I rename it IsShortcut.old

Hey everyone!

First of all, a big shoutout to hourrah!!!!

I had been looking at those damn arrows for a while and trying to figure out how to REMOVE them with Windows, I'm so glad it's finally done!!!

As for me, I'm on VISTA 64, it's the same process as XP except at the beginning it's "All Programs" in the "Start" menu, "Accessories", then type "regedit" and hit enter, go to the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" directory, "lnkfile" using the right scroll bar down to the Ls, then delete the "IsShortcut" file and restart the computer

And there you go, all that's left is to admire your pretty and beautiful icons

Bye!!!

Hi ThL,
And on top of that, it allows you to distinguish between shortcut icons and system icons (recycle bin, computer...) on the desktop.

Best regards and see you soon
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Hello All

Contrary to what was said just before, I find this arrow very annoying (to put it politely).

For example, I have lots of shortcuts on my desktop, without icons (empty icon) and I put different screensavers and programs that I don’t want to see (because they would ruin the Wallpaper) and this arrow messes everything up.

Thank you very much for the method to remove it, because when I bought my PC, it wasn’t there, but after formatting, there’s no way to get rid of it...

I have Windows Vista and the action in Run doesn't work, on the contrary, it puts arrows under every icon, even the originals.

Hi, well I don't have inkfile, I have inifile, inffile (I) and then inkED, Inkseg and no IsShortcut
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Hello,

I am on Vista and I can't find either the Inkfile key or the Linkfile key... !??
I have two keys InkEd.InkEdit and nothing for Link...

What should I do??? Thank you

This method should be avoided under Windows 7.
It then becomes impossible to pin programs to the taskbar and also impossible to display the hierarchy in the start menu when an icon is set as a menu.

There is another method to remove the arrows; I will try to find it and send it to you as soon as I have it.

Have a good evening

Go to this page to remove the arrows: http://www.forum-seven.com/forum/

Be sure to back up your registry or create a restore point before making any changes to it.
I didn't do it, and I can't get the arrows back; I have a black square instead. Even by changing
%SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,50 to
%SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,51

There is another method, which is safer.
Install a program that allows you to remove the arrows.
Check it out here: https://vista-shortcut-manager.fr.softonic.com/

I like the little arrows under the shortcuts, it looks trendy.

However, I just noticed that I've lost my "bookmarks" and I'm unable to reinstall them to find them again. You'll need to right-click where they were before and select "open favorites folder."

After 8 years, give or take a few days, I'm coming back to you!
It's surprising to see "my" topic active so long after ;)

Hello everyone XD

If anyone has the method for Seven, I'm all ears ^^

After following this method (renaming IsShortcut), I realize that, like with Mendos, my favorite links have disappeared!
Does anyone know how to make them reappear without bringing back those damn arrows on the desktop icons?

In the "Start" menu, open "Run". In the "Open" box, type "regedit" and click OK. Open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" and go to the "lnkfile" folder with a lowercase L and not an I, rename the file "lsShortcut" to "xsShortcut" (just change the first letter), close the folder, restart, and that's it.

Thank you very much! Your message was very clear and it worked very well on XP.

use Tweak UI

Personally, on Windows 7, the only method that worked for me to get rid of those damn black squares that have been there for a month (instead of the shortcut arrow) and that I couldn't remove despite the various methods I've seen on the internet is TUNEUP Utilities (15-day free version)...

Hello
I have an i5 laptop and I am running Windows 10. The computers under XP and my current laptop have always transmitted the famous white arrow on the icons on the desktop from my successive USB keys and my successive printers via Ethernet or Wi-Fi
. But how can I remove it in Windows 10? Thank you in advance for your responses.

Under Windows 7, the only method that worked for me to remove those damn black squares instead of the shortcut arrow that has been there for a month without being able to get rid of them despite the various methods seen online is TUNEUP utilities (free 15-day version)...