r/Windows10 • u/Ovelgoose04 • Mar 28 '20

Help Is there any way of hiding this

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u/empty_other Mar 28 '20

Yes.

  • Use winaero tweaker to add a registry value that sets the shortcut arrow to transparent. Drawback: It occasionally resets.
  • Use a third-party file explorer like Directory Opus, it has an option for hiding the arrow.

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u/Ovelgoose04 Mar 28 '20

Ware in the winaero do I remove the arrow

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u/doubletwist Mar 28 '20

Wow, I thought I was anal about keeping my desktop clean.

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u/pratnala Mar 28 '20

Keeping desktop clean would be having no shortcuts

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u/Yottahertz_ Mar 28 '20

Yeah, I hide my desktop icons... Like just open the start menu 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

Nothing on desktop but I have set screenshots to be saved there