How to not show arrow on shortcut icons?

[binocular222]

I disabled the arrow overlay in Windows Explorer via a registry hack

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons]
"29"="C:\\Windows\\System32\\shell32.dll,50"

However, XYplorer still show the arrow?
(I already have color filter to highlight lnk files, so no need the arrow)

[klownboy]

No way around it I'm afraid. I asked the same question here a while back. http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... t=shortcut No one responded so I took that as, no one cares or it's not going to happen. I was thinking there may be some type of work-around. Later though I saw this post which states it's not supported. http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... cut+arrows

[TheQwerty]

Assuming your OS is 64-bit - what if you apply the same registry tweaks under the Wow6432Node key?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer

[klownboy]

TheQwerty once again you're working your magic (hopefully I have the right person this time ). Your registry tweak worked. A one liner like this here...

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   run """<xy>"" /new ""C:\Users\ken\Tools\"" /win=normal,500,250,615,470 /script=""::#309;loadlayout('thumbs');open 'D:\Tools\AutoHotkey\AHK scripts\TB_XY_hide.ahk';""", , 0, 0;

Where the "Tools" folder is nothing but some links and the small AHK script is nothing but this...

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#SingleInstance force
DetectHiddenWindows, on
#MaxMem 1
   HWND := WinExist("ahk_class ThunderRT6FormDC")
   IfWinActive, ahk_id %HWND%
	{
	  WinGet, Style, Style, ahk_id %HWND%
	  if (Style & +0xC00000) {	  
	  WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, ahk_id %HWND%     
	  exitapp
      }
	  exitapp
	}

...produces this and yes, that's a second instance of XYplorer.

XY_reg_tweak.PNG

Thanks,
Ken

Edit 1: I've been using a 2nd instance of XY for viewing thumbnails quite a bit. So I setup a hotkey which will close any second instance of XY since there's no menu or toolbar present.

Edit 2: In looking at this though, I should do something about getting rid of the lnk extensions.

[highend]

Edit 2: In looking at this though, I should do something about getting rid of the lnk extensions.

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REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" /v "link" /t REG_BINARY /d "00000000" /f

Ofc this is only for newly created files, not existing ones.

[klownboy]

Thanks highend. Do you happen to know why if I have the same type of view in Windows Explorer, similar to the one above but with medium icons, WE does not show the file extensions for the lnk files whereas XY does? I don't have hide extensions set in WE.

As a follow-up to my previous post, I just discovered that if you add "lnk" extension to the "Image Files" under "Previewed Formats" in XY's Configuration, the shortcut overlays are not shown for the "lnk" file icons when in the list mode as well.

[TheQwerty]

Thanks highend. Do you happen to know why if I have the same type of view in Windows Explorer, similar to the one above but with medium icons, WE does not show the file extensions for the lnk files whereas XY does? I don't have hide extensions set in WE.

XYplorer is probably also ignoring or not aware of the 'NeverShowExt' key, unlike WE.

More info: http://www.askvg.com/tip-how-to-show-fi ... -explorer/

[klownboy]

Funny, I was reading the same website probably because it's the first one in the list when "display of lnk extensions" is Googled. Thanks.

[admin]

Thanks highend. Do you happen to know why if I have the same type of view in Windows Explorer, similar to the one above but with medium icons, WE does not show the file extensions for the lnk files whereas XY does? I don't have hide extensions set in WE.

XYplorer is probably also ignoring or not aware of the 'NeverShowExt' key, unlike WE.

More info: http://www.askvg.com/tip-how-to-show-fi ... -explorer/

Interesting. But even now that I know of it I will ignore it. It's just too crazy to hide extensions.

[TheQwerty]

But even now that I know of it I will ignore it. It's just too crazy to hide extensions.

No argument here!