How to remove the small arrow of the Windows7 desktop shortcut icon

  
Many times when the computer just installed a new software, it will generate a shortcut on the desktop. It feels uncomfortable. How can I change the icon of the shortcut to normal?

There is a small arrow in the lower left corner of the icon. A: Actually, there is nothing wrong with a small arrow. Let us immediately distinguish whether it is a shortcut or a file. Of course, it is feasible if it is to be removed. The current perfect solution: replace the small arrow with a transparent icon file, so as to remove the small arrow on the icon, the specific operation is as follows.
First find a fully transparent ico icon, save it to the C:Windows folder, the file name is Empty.ico (name and path can be customized), then import the following registry information (save the content as a reg file) Double click to run), transfer from computer to proficient network
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
“29”=“C:WindowsEmpty.ico,0”
Last Log out and log back in, the small arrow disappears. Click to download the transparent icon and the created registry information.
Note: There are two widely modified methods that are not recommended. One is to delete the "IsShortcut" in the registry, and the second is to use the transparent icon in the system icon library shell32.dll, both of which have defects, we must not use.
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