Remove Shortcut Arrow from Desktop Icons for Windows XP
Posted on Apr 22, 2007 Windows XP 5 0 Receive Updates For This Category
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Jan 13, 2010
Start -> Run -> type REGEDIT -> click OK
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ConferenceLink
Delete the IsShortcut registry value
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortCut
Delete the IsShortcut registry value
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut
Delete the IsShortcut registry value
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSHFile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value
Fastest way to delete IsShortcut:
Click on Edit -> Find -> type IsShortcut -> click Find Next button -> right-click on IsShortcut and then select Delete
Close Registry Editor and reboot your computer. All the shortcut icon arrows on your destop will be gone.
Remove Arrow from Shortcut
Apr 09, 2008
Did anybody no how to remove the arrow from the shortcut.
Thanks
Reza
Apr 26, 2009
is this “IsShortcut” important???
i ‘ve deleted it, how to restore?
B1ack
Jun 10, 2009
Hei, it cant be removed, doesn’t work… btw thanks
demuta
Jul 02, 2009
Yep
worked awesome
thx u very much
sp3
bnc
Dec 17, 2009
no restard needed!
If you removed IsShortcut values, type taskmgr to Run… and find explorer.exe, close it, then open the Run.. from taskmgr and type explorer
That will reopen and reload desktop ;>