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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.

cookiePJones
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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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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_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell 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)

enter image description here

aybe
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  • Thank you Aybe, will try - I don't have that reg key ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell 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](https://superuser.com/questions/1209072/what-does-this-folder-icon-with-two-blue-arrows-mean) – 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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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_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons]
"179"="C:/blank.ico,0"

Somehow it saves as "black" icon under C:/Windows/, which was a way previous fixes used.

FirstDagger
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