With the most recent Windows 10 update, this code does not work and will instead create transparent, black, or white boxes instead of arrows over the shortcut. Helpful tech how-tos delivered to your inbox every week! I only have skype on my desktop so i uninstalled it and then reinstalled it and it worked but then when i shut down and restart the black blank space returns. and that's not always a good thing, it's very dangerous to mess with the registry, I only do it for important things, and this arrows thing is not one of them, if there isn't an option in the settings, then I consider it's not meant to be. 14. To do so right-click the Explorer key in the left pane, then select New > Key and name it Shell Icons. Finally, confirm with "OK" and . So?? Lol jk. Right-click Explorer on the left of the Registry Editor to select New . If not, then create a new one by Right-click on the Explorer folder, click New and tap on Key. Click on the Yes/Ok button to continue if you see a prompt. 7. There's that app WinAero shortcut editor that does the same. I get a white rectangle over some of my icons with this "fix". Heres how it works. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/02\/Remove-Shortcut-Arrows-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Remove-Shortcut-Arrows-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/02\/Remove-Shortcut-Arrows-Step-1.jpg\/aid11836538-v4-728px-Remove-Shortcut-Arrows-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":344,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":545,"licensing":"