Windows 10: arrows on icons

Discus and support arrows on icons in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; hey guys. On my laptop I noticed that as you can see,there are many icons (shortcuts) and files with these arrows on it? What is this and how to get... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by frozensun, May 3, 2020.

  1. frozensun Win User

    arrows on icons


    hey guys.
    On my laptop I noticed that as you can see,there are many icons (shortcuts) and files with these arrows on it?
    What is this and how to get rid of it?

    arrows on icons [​IMG]

    :)
     
    frozensun, May 3, 2020
    #1
  2. tozduman Win User

    Two blue arrows at top right of icons

    The files under Desktop folder have same issue. I solved problem using below steps.

    • Right click to Desktop folder.
    • Click to Advanced button
    • Unchecked compress contents to save disk spaces. Click Ok, ok and apply
      buttons.

    After these steps, arrows should be disappeared and also you can use below command to clear icon cache.

     
    tozduman, May 3, 2020
    #2
  3. Pawan1709 Win User
    Blue Arrows on folder and file icons

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. Let me assist you.

    Provide us with the below details for better clarity on the issue.


    • Are all the icons showing the arrow or some of them?

    • Did you try using a different user account?

    • How exactly did you remove compression?
    I suggest you to update the display drivers on your computer and check if it helps. Refer the below steps to update the driver.


    • Press “Windows + X” and select Device manger.

    • Select Display Adapter and expand the driver icon.

    • Right click on the driver icon and click on
      Update
      .

    • Follow the onscreen instructions to update the driver.

    • Restart the computer and check if the issue is resolved.
    For further assistance, I request you to send us the screen shot of the icons for s to understand the issue better.

    Follow the steps given in the link below to provide the screenshot.

    How to include a screenshot in your post

    How to include a screenshot in your post

    Please get back you us with the required details so that we can assist you further.
     
    Pawan1709, May 3, 2020
    #3
  4. arrows on icons

    Cross arrow shortcuts are shown on the icons after the November upgrade.

    Hi Cemal,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

    To understand the issue better, I suggest you to answer the below questions.

    • Are you using any third party software for any shortcuts icons?
    • Is it only for the shortcut apps or any other apps?
    • Are you facing any issues with the arrows above on the shortcuts?
    Please post us back with more information to help you better.
     
    Sachin Venkatesh, May 3, 2020
    #4
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