Remove Arrows from Desktop Shortcut Icons | Windows 10 & 11 

🔵 *Update:* For those who are getting *Black Boxes* remove the line of code at 2:17 that is in the "Value Data" section... Basically just deleting "%windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50" and keeping that section blank Some other viewers suggest that this worked for them!

this is the first tech tutorial that I watched and actually understood the directions and was able to fix it first try. we need more people like this guy to make tutorials

I don't usually comment but I want the algorithm to bless this man. 10/10 worked flawlessly. Amazing tutorial.

This is the first time i watched an English tutorial that get straight to the point thankyou for the help

Easiest tutorial I have ever watched in my life. Thank you, and Great job David.

this is the type of tutorial i wanna seee EVERYTIME i search for something, great video. Keep up the good work!

Great video and very informative. Straight to the point and no filler intro to make the video long. Thanks! Keep it up!

What a relief!! Straight to the point, easy to understand, fix actually works. Instant subscribe!

Detailed, to the point and clear. Couldn't ask for better 👍

David, your instructions are so clear and easy to follow ... I just love you! ♥Thank you!!

Very useful, to the point, and the black box fix worked. Amazing job

Super straightforward and easy to follow, thank you!!

The first time I encounter a tutorial that I watch and follow the instructions given because it's clear and straight to the point! Thank you mate, it worked!

this is by far the best youtube how to video i've ever seen straight to the point, quick and clear, thanks man!

Simple and straightforward. We need more people just like you.

This was a great video! It is probably the first video I actually followed through and it all made clear sense. Thank you so much. I appreciate you.

Thanks so much! I know zilch about programming, but this tutorial was so simple without going into technical details that I was able to follow it effortlessly!

Worked perfectly! Awesome tutorial, straight to the point. If only the world had more tutorials like this one...

Thank you bro. First I had to look up how to remove the green checkmarks, then the blue arrows which led me to this video. It's crazy how this is such a process for something that should be so simple. Good video

impressed by your clarity and depth, every video is a hit!

Super clear, ez to understand and short to the point. love it

What a King, it actually worked! I love how customisable Windows is, thanks man. Everything looks so clean now

Wow... Simple, Easy, and Precise! Thank You! It Actually Works! Hope You Have a Great Rest of Your Day!

Thank you very much for tutorial! I was always getting annoyed with that small arrows and always were hiding apps on desktop but with you i finally can normally see apps on my desktop without that small arrow!!

For those who still have the black icons even after removing %windir%, try deleting the entire code and leaving just the "29" it worked for me doing it this way.

Thank you SOOO much the little arrow was getting on my nerves because it felt so outta place and it worked out so well, directions were so clear I understood everything and it all went according to plan!!! I cannot thank you enough.

this is one of the only tutorial videos where i had no difficulty following along. thank you so so much you're absolutely great! i wish all tutorials were as nice as this one.

Thank you for the Tut, it worked I had to delete the "%windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50" on reboot leaving the 29 as on windows 11 it was doing the black box thing. Thank you very much for your tut I was pulling my hair out, trying various solutions this is the only one that worked for me. Very Grateful for the help. Thank you !!!

Thanks for clear concise explanation. Years of wanting to rid shortcut arrow keys finally learnt!

Jesus man thank you SOOOOO much! As some one with OCD I always like my things looking a particular way and those damn arrows have plagued me for years to the point where I just wouldn't use desktop icons and be forced to opening all my programs from file explorer. I know it may not seem like much to others but to me Sir, you are a GOD and a LEGEND. Again from the very depths of my soul I am forever in your debt 🤘🏻👍🏻

Thank you for a video that gave me exactly what I was looking for and no more! I greatly appreciate this!

Very clear instructions, thank you so much!

Thanks mate! Really useful and straight to the point.

thankyouu this was really easy to follow for me n I struggle with following stuff a lot, im glad you're on here

Spot on and thank you so much. For years I've paid out on third party programs to do this for me! Certainly earned a sub and a big thumbs up. The ONLY thing I was thinking whilst doing this was "how and why" it works, what the file is, what it does and what the -50 means. Purley out of interest as to how it does it :)

FANTASTIC - was looking for that for ages. Thank you so much. As others said, so clear to follow.

Absolutely awesome walk-thru! Thanks!

Restarting explorer via right click was an excellent tip! Thanks so much.

Worked. So, so, so clear this tutorial. So good. You gain another suscriber here and another like. More people like you. More from you buddy. Excellent work.

I dont know why i had the strong desire to stop what i was doing to remove tiny arrows that i have never noticed before... But here we are. great video tutorial though

Thank you so much for posting this. I've done 4 hours of google searches and tried way to many ways to address this issue. Such a simple fix as well and I appreciate you sharing it.

Thank you, on point, easy to follow and exactly what I needed. Good job!

Thank you so much, everything looks so much cleaner now

Wonderful. For a change, a well organized presentation spoken clearly. Provided at a perfect pace. Thank you. My plan is to bring up this video again, move it to the right side using the Windows + right arrow key. Then, using the steps in the presentation, flipping back and forth, work through the process on the left side of my actual desktop. This should work.

Brilliant tutorial, straight forward and too the point. Thank you!

Great video, exactly what I was looking for and it worked, thanks!

hellll yes, very helpfull, very easy to follow along with too, i just watched the video without pausing and going along with each step.

Awesome video, desktop looks a whole lot cleaner now, very cool!

you got yourself a new sub, love the content. Keep it up, brother

Thank you! exactly what i searched for

Thank you! A great 'how to' video. Easy to understand and follow.

Oh man, thank you so much! I have my icons set to be tiny. Recently, just by some miracle after trying every solution they finally stopped rearranging themselves after reboot. And just today I looked at them and realized that arrow takes up like ¾ of the icon. Thanks again!

He is No 1 Tutor in RU-vid i watched ❤ It's Working 😊 Thanks a lot 🎉

Thank you so much it actually helped ! Chill tutorial , fast and easy.

Awesome! Straight tp the point, well explained, and even command ready to copy. Thank you so much! ;)

freaking awesome, im on a damn thought rampage in customizing my stuff and added a new icon image to a game and it looked terrible with the arrow. Thanks so much!

you deserved a subs!!!!!! very detailed an straight to the point thankyou!!!!!😘😘😘😘

still works great tutorial easy to follow along

Thank you for the fix!! Worked like a charm.

This was the greatest instructional video in the history of the internet.

No time wasted, thank you for this fast tutorial :D

thank you for this short, easy and understandable content🙏

Thanks Man!!! What a big help you are. Great video!!!

Straight to the point (and it also worked)

Absolute Legend. I dont know how long I had this but it just decided to bug the S out of me yesterday. Thanks!

Thank you very much, its simple and working! finally a clean icons.

Amazing! Mission complete. That right there, is why you're the best, boss!

Worked like a charm for me first try! Thanks so much!

Yo, you are the man. very clear and precise information . thank you

WOW!!!!!!!!!! It worked :) But at first it didn't work, later in the second attempt it worked. Thank you so much David!

Straight to the point! Thanks!

so helpful! it looks so much better now :D

Works perfectly, huge thanks you are great!

Nice tweak, thanks!

Thank you so much this really helped a lot!

Worked like a charm! thank you!

Legend, quick easy guide to the point thankyou

This is the tutorial i never needed, but i still used it

I had to go to "users" section at the last step to find explorer process, but it worked. Thanks man

THANK YOU!!!! Building a jukebox/music streaming kiosk for my game room and wanted a clean icons on the desktop!

When I installed a new monitor, all the icons just disappeared, lol. good thing you explained at the end of the video how to undo it😅. bravo, man🤩

Worked like Magic , Amazing buddy keep it up

Thanks for the tutorial! This worked for me and helped me streamline my desktop

thank u v much for the no-frills tutorial! was able to follow it in real time as well, wooooo

so just to let this creator know, fantastic job on getting it, while the black boxed apperaed at first, and changing the code to 51, it still does have the black boxes

Wow, was able to follow this and it was so easy! Awesome tutorial, earned a sub from me! Desktop looks way cleaner now!

Dude this video was so much help for me thanks

Wow this was awesome..worked perfectly.. thanks a lot fr the clear instructions

David u mad man, it worked first try. THANK YOU

Worked perfectly, thank you.

thanks bro, straight to the point video. Mad respect :)

Your video just helping me to fix my problem, Thank you so much

Thanks ! Very clear ! You're the best

Works perfectly! Thanks very much!

God bless you my friend, I have tried doing this with a microsoft guide I found in a quick google search, and Microsoft employees themselves are doing it the wrong way XDDDDD I swear bro it was also a modification in regedit, but it only removed the icons from the shortcuts (not URLs, like steam games) and also broke my task bar, it wouldn't open any programs from there. Your method tho, worked 100%, removed ALL shortcut icons from all desktop icons, and keeps the system working (as far as I can tell)

very well done - easier than I thought! ✔

This worked better than anything in my life.

thanks! quick simple and easy!

thank u so much !! it looks so clean now

100% works Thanks man Love from South Africa