1. Remove the small arrow
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons" /v 29 /d "%systemroot%\system32\imageres.dll,197" /t reg_sz /f taskkill /f /im explorer.exe attrib -s -r -h "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\iconcache.db" del "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\iconcache.db" /f /q start explorer pause
Create a new text document, paste the above code into the document, and save it. Rename the document, change the suffix to .bat
and save.
Run the .bat
file as an administrator to remove the small arrow on the desktop shortcut.
2. Reply to the small arrow on the desktop
reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons" /v 29 /f taskkill /f /im explorer.exe attrib -s -r -h "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\iconcache.db" del "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\iconcache.db" /f /q start explorer pause
Usage is the same as above. Note that it is administrator rights.