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Customizing Windows 7, 8, 10 shortcuts offers limited options. These tricks don't fix or enhance anything specific but are for personalizing your shortcuts. Users can leave shortcut names blank on the Windows screen to play pranks on friends, for instance. Seeing a computer with blank shortcut names on the Windows screen may startle those new to computer usage. They haven't familiarized themselves with the shortcut icons, making it challenging to distinguish between shortcuts without names. Another minor detail on the shortcut that few people notice is the arrow at the top left corner. In reality, you don't need to remove the arrow icon from Windows 7, 8, 10 shortcuts because it doesn't affect the computer's performance. However, for aesthetic purposes, removing the arrow icon from Windows 7, 8, 10 shortcuts is a small trick worth trying.
How to remove the arrow icon from Windows 7, 8, 10 shortcuts:
1. Use Registry to remove arrow icon from Windows 7, 8, 10 shortcuts.
Step 1: Press Start > search for regedit and press Enter to access the Registry Editor.
Step 2: Navigate on Registry Editor following this path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Check if the Shell Icons key exists. If not, right-click on Explorer and choose New > Key.
Next, create a key with the name Shell Icons as shown in the image.
The entire path to access will be as indicated by arrow number 1. Click on Shell Icons; currently, there's nothing in it.
Step 3: Pay attention to the space below Default on the right, right-click, and choose New > String Value to create a new Value.
Name this Value 29 and press Enter
Step 4: Finally, double-click on the newly created Value 29. Enter this command into the Value data:
%windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50
Now, simply restart your computer to see the results.
2. Use software to remove arrow icons from Windows 7, 8, 10 shortcuts.
In addition to manually manipulating the Registry Editor, you can utilize the Windows Shortcut Arrow Hacks tool for a quick operation.
Step 1: In the extracted Windows Shortcut Arrow Hacks Folder, select Remove Shortcuts Arrows to eliminate arrows from shortcuts.
Step 2: Press Yes to confirm accessing the Registry Editor.
Step 3: Finally, click OK and restart your computer to see the disappearance of shortcut arrows.
After restarting your computer, you'll notice the shortcut arrows have vanished.
With these two methods, rest assured you've successfully removed the arrow icons from Windows 7, 8, 10 shortcuts, making your desktop cleaner and more visually appealing.
For various shortcuts, users can create Settings shortcuts on Windows 10. Explaining a bit about Settings shortcuts, these are quick access shortcuts for features like laptop battery settings, screen adjustments, calendar, mouse settings, and more. With different codes for each, you can find details on creating Settings shortcuts on Windows 10 and copying codes for specific Settings shortcuts. Wishing you all success.
