Windows 10: Tried to remove shortcut arrows, have black rectangles on icons now

Discus and support Tried to remove shortcut arrows, have black rectangles on icons now in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello!Sometimes, things bother me and I wont sit still till i solve it. So out of the blue today, the little arrows on my desktop shortcuts were the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Adna Varupa, Feb 27, 2025.

  1. ADNA VARUPA
    Adna Varupa Win User

    Tried to remove shortcut arrows, have black rectangles on icons now


    Hello!Sometimes, things bother me and I wont sit still till i solve it. So out of the blue today, the little arrows on my desktop shortcuts were the victim. Here's what I did to try and get rid of them: 1. put a blank.ico file in System32 folder2. Run>Regedit3. Went to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and created Shell icons4. Added string value 29 and this: %windir%\\System32\\blank.ico,05. Restart pcSo when i did restart it worked amazing, no arrows, but every time after that when i turned on my pc, the icons have a black rectangle on top. Wha

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    Adna Varupa, Feb 27, 2025
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  2. DALCHINA
    dalchina Win User

    Remove shortcut arrow icons (corrupts to black square)

    Each Winaero tweak is supported by a link to how it works. So, FWIW here it is for you: I don't expect it will be any different as you suggest.

    Remove shortcut arrow overlay in Windows 10


    Tried to remove shortcut arrows, have black rectangles on icons now 291388d1596711315t-remove-infernal-shortcut-arrow-icons-corrupts-black-square-1.png


    Do you see the same if you create a new user for test purposes, log in as that user and then try?
     
    dalchina, Feb 27, 2025
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  3. BRINK
    Brink Win User
    Brink, Feb 27, 2025
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  4. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Tried to remove shortcut arrows, have black rectangles on icons now

    Remove infernal shortcut arrow icons (corrupts to black square)

    Notme has that nearlyblank.ico available for download in his post below if you like.

    Remove infernal shortcut arrow icons (corrupts to black square)
     
    Brink, Feb 27, 2025
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