nxvvvv / noshort

[WIP] Get rid of that pesky and unsightly "shortcut arrow" on your Windows desktop easily!

[WIP]NoShort

Get rid of that pesky and unsightly "shortcut arrow" on your Windows desktop easily!

Solution

1. Open PowerShell as an Admin (Windows + X, then hit A)
2. Paste the magic line :

irm -Uri 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nxvvvv/noshort/main/noshort.ps1' -UseBasicParsing | iex

Note

Press 1 to Remove the Shortcut arrow, 2 to Revert the Shortcut arrow & 3 to Insert Custom shortcut icon instead of the arrow.

3. Press 1,2&3 accordingly.

Important

If this doesn't work, just download the noshort.ps1 file, right-click and click Run with PowerShell

"Why should I pick this over other methods?"

Hey, it's totally up to you! I've tried the popular ones, and those were just meh. This method? Clean, efficient, and won't give you a headache like those other arrow-removing shenanigans. Your Desktop, your rules!

The Classic method:

1. Open regedit
2. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
3. Create a new key (Explorer > New > Key) named Shell Icons
4. Select Shell Icons, then create a new String Value (New > String Value) named 29
5. Double-click 29 and enter %windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50 in the data text box
6. Restart explorer.exe

But here's what you might end up with 😐:

Using Softwares:

Bruh 😑.

So, my way? It's just simpler and works better.