If you are a perfectionist about your Windows desktop setup, you know the pain. By default, Windows adds a small curved arrow overlay to every shortcut icon. While functional (it tells you the icon is a shortcut, not the actual file), that little arrow can break a custom icon pack or ruin a minimalist theme.

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