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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nlasasatha" data-source="post: 7339592" data-attributes="member: 236390">Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons completelyTo remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons in any type of document:a) Perform instructions described under ‘Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons’. For your convenience, steps 1 to 3 are reported here.b) Perform instructions described under ‘Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons (2)’. For your convenience, steps 4 and 5 are reported here.c) And finally, do the same with conferencelink, docshortcut, internetshortcut and wshfile.So, here is a summary of all actions:1. Start regedit.2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.4. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile5. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.6. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ConferenceLink7. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.8. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortCut9. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.10.Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut11. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.12. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSHFile13. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.14. Close regedit.Logoff and… Enjoy!Note : Please note that in some cases deactivating the arrow for *.LNK files might lead to duplicate items in the Explorer Context menu.</blockquote>

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