Download the Zip file containing the ‘Empty icon’ using this link. Without further ado, let’s start with the first method:ġ. Although the size of the arrows in shortcuts is smaller as compares to an earlier version of Windows, still they’re not appealing.įortunately, it is possible to remove arrows from shortcuts using a Windows Registry tweak accompanied by other methods. Most of the shortcuts always on the desktop have a little arrow icon that suggests users that its a shortcut. The following blog post has a quick workaround on how to remove shortcut arrows on Windows 10.