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    Remove Shortcut Arrows

    How do you get rid of the shortcut arrows on the icons? tweakui did it for XP.

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    You have to perform a manual registry edit.

    However, removing the shortcut arrow can cause problems.

    Warning: If you choose None, you cannot differentiate between the shortcut and the actual file/folder. You may end-up copying a shortcut to a file in situations where you need the original file. Hence, setting the arrow to None is not advisable.

    Another warning:

    Note : Please note that in some cases deactivating the arrow for *.LNK files might lead to duplicate items in the Explorer Context menu.

    I would advise you don't do it.
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    If you decide to do it,you can refer:
    How to remove the arrows on the desktop shortcut in windows 7



    But it's not recommended,please backup your registry before you change your registry

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    Try this..worked for me with no problems so far. Its a beta for win7

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