Remove Shortcut arrows in Windows 10

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Can anyone tell me how to safely remove the shortcut arrows in Windows 10? There is a program called Winaero, but I’m not sure about it.

Thanks for any help.

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In my opinion the Winaero Tweaker utility is OK. If you have any doubts and/or wish to remove the shortcut icon in Windows 10 then have a look at Shortcut Arrow Icon – Change, Remove, or Restore in Windows 10.

Hope this helps…

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Shortcut Arrow Icon – Change, Remove, or Restore in Windows 10 by the inimitable Brink.

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Snap…!

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indubitably 🙂

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I’ve thanked you both as it looks useful and who was first‽

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I’ve thanked you both as it looks useful and who was first‽

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I think Rick won, by a nose…!

What you saying? I’ve got a big nose?

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What you saying? I’ve got a big nose? (ROFL)

An alternative horse-racing term would have been “a short head”…!

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I recommend against removing shortcut arrow; what if one accidentally deletes a utility or program’s EXE thinking it was a shortcut? I do recommend getting rid of: “-shortcut” — if that is present within Windows 8 & beyond.

"Take care of thy backups and thy restores shall take care of thee." Ben Franklin, revisted

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I recommend against removing shortcut arrow; what if one accidentally deletes a utility or program’s EXE thinking it was a shortcut? I do recommend getting rid of: “-shortcut” — if that is present within Windows 8 & beyond.

Then you are a person diddling in places you should not be. 😉

Can’t stand that little arrow myself. Miss my TweakUI 🙁

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Roland – I understand your point of view but surely the place for executables is usually within the C:Program Files structure for installed programs? (Having said this, I admit that I habitually use a C:Support folder for standalone/portable apps like NirSoft and SysInternals utilities.)

If you have executables stored, for example, on the desktop then – in my opinion – this just leads to bloated profiles that load more slowly than a desktop with shortcuts instead.

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Agreed, shortcuts and EXEs usually reside in separate places; hey, thinking further on it, you know, it’s ok to remove the shortcut arrows, and no harm done.

"Take care of thy backups and thy restores shall take care of thee." Ben Franklin, revisted

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:cheers:

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Just because you don't know where you are going doesn't mean any road will get you there.

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I’ve been using a very simple application to remove the shortcut arrow from Windows going back to Windows 7. I’ve used it on the eight computers I’ve upgraded to Windows 10 so far, without any difficulties.

It’s called Koala Shortcut Arrow and is available free at http://www.koalabear.nl/software
You do not install the program. First unzip the program (45 kb in size). Then simply right click “Koala Shortcut Arrow.exe” in your file manager and select “Run as administrator.”

You’ll get two choices: “Remove/Hide Arrow” and “Show.” Click on the “Remove/Hide Arrow” button. I can’t remember whether you have to log out or restart — or do nothing — before the shortcut arrows disappear. But this little application has worked flawlessly me for years on dozens of Windows computers I’ve built.

I tried several other free programs that allegedly do the same thing, but Koala Shortcut Arrow has been the most reliable and it does not actually get installed on your computer. Sweet.

Can anyone tell me how to safely remove the shortcut arrows in Windows 10? There is a program called Winaero, but I’m not sure about it.

Thanks for any help.

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