Removing the shortcut arrow from icons on the desktop

We can remove the shortcut arrows from the shortcut icons on desktop by following steps:-



1.Click the Start button, type regedit in the Search box ( RUN or window + R for XP) , and then press Enter to start the Registry Editor.

2.After the Registry Editor has started, navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer.

3.Right-click the Explorer folder, expand New, and select Key. Type Shell Icons as the name of the new key.

4.Right-click the new Shell Icons folder, expand New, and select String Value. Type 29 as the name of the new value.

5.Right-click the new string you just created and select Modify. Set the value to the path to the icon plus a comma and the icon index number.For example, I use C:\icons\ rolenshortcut.ico.1 The icon index number specifies which icon you want to use in the file. (Some files can contain multiple icons, such as the shell32.dll file.) Click OK when you are finished.

6.Log off and back on, and you should see you new shortcut overlay.