Win 10 Home v 1803 - Remove blue arrows on compressed file/folder icons?
Anyone know how to remove the blue arrows displayed on compressed file/folder icons in Win 10 v 1803?
Apparently there was a simple registry tweak to remove them in older versions of Windows 10, but doesn't work newer versions.
windows-explorer icons compression windows-10-v1803
asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
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Anyone know how to remove the blue arrows displayed on compressed file/folder icons in Win 10 v 1803?
Apparently there was a simple registry tweak to remove them in older versions of Windows 10, but doesn't work newer versions.
windows-explorer icons compression windows-10-v1803
asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
cookiePJonescookiePJones
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Just to clarify - i mean the double blue arrows in upper right corner of icons on compressed files/folder, not the blue arrow on shortcut icons.
– cookiePJones
Jun 24 '18 at 19:21
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Can you perhaps provide a screenshot? It almost sounds like you are talking about the OneDrive sync symbol
– LPChip
Jun 24 '18 at 19:51
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Anyone know how to remove the blue arrows displayed on compressed file/folder icons in Win 10 v 1803?
Apparently there was a simple registry tweak to remove them in older versions of Windows 10, but doesn't work newer versions.
windows-explorer icons compression windows-10-v1803
asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
cookiePJonescookiePJones
1612
Anyone know how to remove the blue arrows displayed on compressed file/folder icons in Win 10 v 1803?
Apparently there was a simple registry tweak to remove them in older versions of Windows 10, but doesn't work newer versions.
windows-explorer icons compression windows-10-v1803
windows-explorer icons compression windows-10-v1803
asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
cookiePJonescookiePJones
1612
asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
cookiePJonescookiePJones
1612
asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
cookiePJonescookiePJones
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asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
cookiePJonescookiePJones
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asked Jun 24 '18 at 18:54
cookiePJonescookiePJones
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Just to clarify - i mean the double blue arrows in upper right corner of icons on compressed files/folder, not the blue arrow on shortcut icons.
– cookiePJones
Jun 24 '18 at 19:21
1
Can you perhaps provide a screenshot? It almost sounds like you are talking about the OneDrive sync symbol
– LPChip
Jun 24 '18 at 19:51
add a comment |
Just to clarify - i mean the double blue arrows in upper right corner of icons on compressed files/folder, not the blue arrow on shortcut icons.
– cookiePJones
Jun 24 '18 at 19:21
1
Can you perhaps provide a screenshot? It almost sounds like you are talking about the OneDrive sync symbol
– LPChip
Jun 24 '18 at 19:51
Just to clarify - i mean the double blue arrows in upper right corner of icons on compressed files/folder, not the blue arrow on shortcut icons.
– cookiePJones
Jun 24 '18 at 19:21
Just to clarify - i mean the double blue arrows in upper right corner of icons on compressed files/folder, not the blue arrow on shortcut icons.
– cookiePJones
Jun 24 '18 at 19:21
1
1
Can you perhaps provide a screenshot? It almost sounds like you are talking about the OneDrive sync symbol
– LPChip
Jun 24 '18 at 19:51
Can you perhaps provide a screenshot? It almost sounds like you are talking about the OneDrive sync symbol
– LPChip
Jun 24 '18 at 19:51
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Found this works for me on Win 10 Pro N 1804
Create blank .ico with Icon tool (I used IcoFX Portable)
with all sizes (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48 and 256x256) filled with a transparent image (default new image in IcoFX), save under C:/ as blank.ico and run this reg:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="C:/blank.ico,0"
Somehow it saves as "black" icon under C:/Windows/, which was a way previous fixes used.
answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
FirstDaggerFirstDagger
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On a current Windows version, the following works:
- add an empty.ico icon file to System32 folder
- add the following changes to your registry
Changes:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="empty.ico,0"
- in task manager, right-click Explorer then Restart
- the overlay is gone
(from https://nerdshack.co.uk/windows-10-an%E2%80%8Bd-double-arrow-icon-of-)death/
Instead if your icon is related to OneDrive, you will want to disable it with ShellExView:
(see Description columns for other possible entries you may have)
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons') but will add w new string value, and see what happens. I read somewhere that that particular fix worked in the original Win 10 but not later versions ... fingers crossed. In reply to @LPChip, sorry for not being clearer - it's like the one in this post - link
– cookiePJones
Jun 26 '18 at 21:34
I've tried in the latest big Windows update : RS4/1803 and indeed it works
– Aybe
Jun 26 '18 at 22:53
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Found this works for me on Win 10 Pro N 1804
Create blank .ico with Icon tool (I used IcoFX Portable)
with all sizes (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48 and 256x256) filled with a transparent image (default new image in IcoFX), save under C:/ as blank.ico and run this reg:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="C:/blank.ico,0"
Somehow it saves as "black" icon under C:/Windows/, which was a way previous fixes used.
answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
FirstDaggerFirstDagger
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add a comment |
Found this works for me on Win 10 Pro N 1804
Create blank .ico with Icon tool (I used IcoFX Portable)
with all sizes (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48 and 256x256) filled with a transparent image (default new image in IcoFX), save under C:/ as blank.ico and run this reg:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="C:/blank.ico,0"
Somehow it saves as "black" icon under C:/Windows/, which was a way previous fixes used.
answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
FirstDaggerFirstDagger
11
add a comment |
Found this works for me on Win 10 Pro N 1804
Create blank .ico with Icon tool (I used IcoFX Portable)
with all sizes (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48 and 256x256) filled with a transparent image (default new image in IcoFX), save under C:/ as blank.ico and run this reg:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="C:/blank.ico,0"
Somehow it saves as "black" icon under C:/Windows/, which was a way previous fixes used.
answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
FirstDaggerFirstDagger
11
Found this works for me on Win 10 Pro N 1804
Create blank .ico with Icon tool (I used IcoFX Portable)
with all sizes (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48 and 256x256) filled with a transparent image (default new image in IcoFX), save under C:/ as blank.ico and run this reg:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="C:/blank.ico,0"
Somehow it saves as "black" icon under C:/Windows/, which was a way previous fixes used.
answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
FirstDaggerFirstDagger
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answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
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answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
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answered Jul 19 '18 at 18:04
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On a current Windows version, the following works:
- add an empty.ico icon file to System32 folder
- add the following changes to your registry
Changes:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="empty.ico,0"
- in task manager, right-click Explorer then Restart
- the overlay is gone
(from https://nerdshack.co.uk/windows-10-an%E2%80%8Bd-double-arrow-icon-of-)death/
Instead if your icon is related to OneDrive, you will want to disable it with ShellExView:
(see Description columns for other possible entries you may have)
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons') but will add w new string value, and see what happens. I read somewhere that that particular fix worked in the original Win 10 but not later versions ... fingers crossed. In reply to @LPChip, sorry for not being clearer - it's like the one in this post - link
– cookiePJones
Jun 26 '18 at 21:34
I've tried in the latest big Windows update : RS4/1803 and indeed it works
– Aybe
Jun 26 '18 at 22:53
add a comment |
On a current Windows version, the following works:
- add an empty.ico icon file to System32 folder
- add the following changes to your registry
Changes:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="empty.ico,0"
- in task manager, right-click Explorer then Restart
- the overlay is gone
(from https://nerdshack.co.uk/windows-10-an%E2%80%8Bd-double-arrow-icon-of-)death/
Instead if your icon is related to OneDrive, you will want to disable it with ShellExView:
(see Description columns for other possible entries you may have)
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons') but will add w new string value, and see what happens. I read somewhere that that particular fix worked in the original Win 10 but not later versions ... fingers crossed. In reply to @LPChip, sorry for not being clearer - it's like the one in this post - link
– cookiePJones
Jun 26 '18 at 21:34
I've tried in the latest big Windows update : RS4/1803 and indeed it works
– Aybe
Jun 26 '18 at 22:53
add a comment |
On a current Windows version, the following works:
- add an empty.ico icon file to System32 folder
- add the following changes to your registry
Changes:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="empty.ico,0"
- in task manager, right-click Explorer then Restart
- the overlay is gone
(from https://nerdshack.co.uk/windows-10-an%E2%80%8Bd-double-arrow-icon-of-)death/
Instead if your icon is related to OneDrive, you will want to disable it with ShellExView:
(see Description columns for other possible entries you may have)
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
On a current Windows version, the following works:
- add an empty.ico icon file to System32 folder
- add the following changes to your registry
Changes:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons]
"179"="empty.ico,0"
- in task manager, right-click Explorer then Restart
- the overlay is gone
(from https://nerdshack.co.uk/windows-10-an%E2%80%8Bd-double-arrow-icon-of-)death/
Instead if your icon is related to OneDrive, you will want to disable it with ShellExView:
(see Description columns for other possible entries you may have)
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
answered Jun 24 '18 at 21:07
AybeAybe
668
668
Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons') but will add w new string value, and see what happens. I read somewhere that that particular fix worked in the original Win 10 but not later versions ... fingers crossed. In reply to @LPChip, sorry for not being clearer - it's like the one in this post - link
– cookiePJones
Jun 26 '18 at 21:34
I've tried in the latest big Windows update : RS4/1803 and indeed it works
– Aybe
Jun 26 '18 at 22:53
add a comment |
Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons') but will add w new string value, and see what happens. I read somewhere that that particular fix worked in the original Win 10 but not later versions ... fingers crossed. In reply to @LPChip, sorry for not being clearer - it's like the one in this post - link
– cookiePJones
Jun 26 '18 at 21:34
I've tried in the latest big Windows update : RS4/1803 and indeed it works
– Aybe
Jun 26 '18 at 22:53
Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons') but will add w new string value, and see what happens. I read somewhere that that particular fix worked in the original Win 10 but not later versions ... fingers crossed. In reply to @LPChip, sorry for not being clearer - it's like the one in this post - link
– cookiePJones
Jun 26 '18 at 21:34
Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Icons') but will add w new string value, and see what happens. I read somewhere that that particular fix worked in the original Win 10 but not later versions ... fingers crossed. In reply to @LPChip, sorry for not being clearer - it's like the one in this post - link
– cookiePJones
Jun 26 '18 at 21:34
I've tried in the latest big Windows update : RS4/1803 and indeed it works
– Aybe
Jun 26 '18 at 22:53
I've tried in the latest big Windows update : RS4/1803 and indeed it works
– Aybe
Jun 26 '18 at 22:53
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Just to clarify - i mean the double blue arrows in upper right corner of icons on compressed files/folder, not the blue arrow on shortcut icons.
– cookiePJones
Jun 24 '18 at 19:21
1
Can you perhaps provide a screenshot? It almost sounds like you are talking about the OneDrive sync symbol
– LPChip
Jun 24 '18 at 19:51