Remove Shortcut Icon

to remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons in any type of document: 1. start regedit. 2. navigate to hkey_classes_root\lnkfile 3. delete the isshortcut registry value. 4. navigate to hkey_classes_root\piffile 5. delete the isshortcut registry value. 6. navigate to hkey_classes_root\conferencelink 7. delete the isshortcut registry value. 8. navigate to hkey_classes_root\docshortcut 9. delete the isshortcut registry value. 10.navigate to hkey_classes_root\internetshortcut 11. delete the isshortcut registry value. 12. navigate to hkey_classes_root\wshfile 13. delete the isshortcut registry value. 14. close regedit. logoff and... enjoy!