How do you remove "Shortcut" from a file name

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Chuck F.

Does anyone know how to remove the "shortcut" tag that's added when you
create a shortcut icon on the desktop. Used to do it with a program
called "TweakUI"....
 
Highlight the ICON, choose Rename and use the arrow keys to move to the word
"shortcut", then use the backspace key to delete the word.
 
Start -> Run - Regedit

Navigate to:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"

In the right-hand pane, edit the value named 'links', change its data to:

00 00 00 00

Log off & log on.

Good Luck,
 
Looking to remove the icon "shortcut" name that Vista puts at the end of
the file name when you create a shortcut icon on the desktop. Tweak VI
will remove the arrow, but not the "shortcut" text it places at the end
of the file name. For example........"AnyFile - shortcut" will be the
final name the new shortcut icon will have.
 
I understand that you can rename the file, but I am trying to eliminate
that step. Trying to eliminate the OS from adding that "shortcut"
designation by default when you create a new shortcut on the desktop.
 
What version are you running. I don't have the work shortcut attached to any
of the 30 plus desktop shortcuts.
 
Does anyone know how to remove the "shortcut" tag that's added when you
create a shortcut icon on the desktop. Used to do it with a program
called "TweakUI"....
Click to expand...

Start Regedit with administrative rights.
With Regedit browse to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Find and edit the "link" value from 1D 00 00 00 to 00 00 00 00.
 
Thank you for your help in fixing that annoying suffix...

Michael said:
Start Regedit with administrative rights.
With Regedit browse to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Find and edit the "link" value from 1D 00 00 00 to 00 00 00 00.
Click to expand...


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