In Windows, there is an arrow overlay on the shortcuts of different programs shown on desktop. If you want to make your shortcuts look cleaner, then you can remove this arrow easily.
Vista Shortcut Overlay Manager aka FxVisor lets you easily remove the arrows from shortcut icons. It is made for Vista but it works fine for Windows 7 too. It can let you choose and show custom overlay icons and also remove shortcut extension.
Download FxVisor [Supports Windows Vista & Windows 7]
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thanks for sharing this.
My desktop looks lot cleaner now, thanks…
can shortcut arrow be removed in win xp..?
Yes. You can use Tweak UI, a small tool by Microsoft to remove shortcut arrow easily.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
Thats gr8 i was using Windows AIK for that in my vsta
Doesn’t work in x64,
doesn’t work in windows7 64bit
plz give somothr option
Hi guys,
For Windows 7, it requires several steps to remove the icons on 32-bit and 64-bit version. I found this tool which allows you to remove the shortcut icon easily with a few clicks. Win7Zilla at http://www.win7zilla.com
THis software contains hundreds different tweaks as well. Hope this tweak windows 7 software helps.
Bryan Lee
This will help remove the arrows for WIN7 64bit… And it is free!!
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista