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today I'll show you how to remove that

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little arrow icon on your desktop

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shortcuts so that everything can look

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much cleaner this will work for Windows

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10 and 11. let's get right into it okay

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so starting from the desktop we'll use

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this Google Chrome icon as an example

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first thing you're going to do is go

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down to your search bar at the bottom

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just type in reg edit this application

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here called registry editor will be here

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you're just going to click on open this

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pop-up will appear all you have to do is

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press yes now we'll have this window

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open if you go to the left hand side

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you're going to look for the one that

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says H key local machine you can expand

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that one by clicking the arrow from here

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you go down to the folder that says

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software expand that one then from there

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the next folder is going to be Microsoft

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so click that and you got to keep

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scrolling until you see windows

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right here expand that one now click on

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the one that says current version and

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then in here you're gonna look for this

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one that says Explorer okay now that

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you're in the one that says Explorer

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right click it

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go to new

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go to key

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now there's like a new folder here

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you're going to want to name that shell

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icons

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so capital S shell capital I icons with

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a space in between press enter when

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you're done that now within this folder

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that we called shell icons you're going

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to want to right click go to new go to

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string value and name it 29 press enter

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now you're going to double click the one

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that says 29 a window will appear and in

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this window under value data you're

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going to want to type exactly what I

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type here which is a percent sign

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w-i-n-d-i-r another percent sign

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then a backslash make sure it's a

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backward slash not forward

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then capital s

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system

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32

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backslash shell

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32 Dot dll

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comma

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the negative symbol

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and then 50. so exactly like this I'll

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go ahead and copy this into the

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description if you just want to copy and

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paste it but when it's done press ok

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so we're just going to minimize this

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window for now you'll see we still have

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the arrow icon there what we're going to

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do now is go down to the search in your

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taskbar again type in task manager open

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it

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if yours doesn't have a long list of

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apps like mine does there'll be a button

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that says show more details that you'll

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have to click but once you could see

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everything you're going to keep

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scrolling down

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until you see this one called Windows

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Explorer if you right click it you can

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click on restart and as soon as we do

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that you'll notice that the shortcuts no

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longer have the arrow icon

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so if you ever want to bring them back

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you'll have to come back into this

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registry editor program come and find

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this file again called shell icons go to

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this 29 one and you can just go ahead

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and delete it once you delete that you

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could either restart your computer or go

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into the task manager and restart

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Windows Explorer again and the arrows

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will be back so that's it for this video

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guys thank you for watching

Tutorial: How to Remove Arrow Icon from Desktop Shortcuts in Windows 10 and 11

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of removing the small arrow icon that appears on desktop shortcuts in Windows 10 and 11, creating a cleaner look for your desktop. This tutorial involves making changes in the registry editor and task manager. Let's dive right in!

Firstly, to begin the process, you will need to access the Registry Editor. You can do this by typing "reg edit" into the search bar located at the bottom of your desktop. Once you open the Registry Editor, navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder, then Software, Microsoft, Windows, and finally, Current Version. Inside the Explorer folder, create a new key named Shell Icons.

Within the Shell Icons folder, create a new string value named 29. Double-click on the 29 value, and in the window that appears, enter the following data exactly as shown: %windir%\system32\shell32.dll,-50. Make sure the entry is correct, then click OK to save the changes.

Next, open the Task Manager by searching for it on the taskbar. Locate Windows Explorer in the list of processes, right-click it, and select Restart. After restarting Windows Explorer, you will notice that the arrow icons on the desktop shortcuts have disappeared, leaving a cleaner desktop appearance.

If you ever wish to restore the arrow icons, you can revisit the Registry Editor, find the Shell Icons folder, delete the 29 entry, and then either restart your computer or repeat the process of restarting Windows Explorer from the Task Manager.

By following these steps, you can easily customize the appearance of your desktop shortcuts in Windows 10 and 11. Thank you for watching this tutorial, and enjoy your clutter-free desktop experience!