Tuesday, 16 July 2019

windows 10 - Hide NTFS compression blue double arrow icon overlay


Since the last Windows 10 update I have these blue double arrows on almost every item (all files & folders that are NTFS compressed).


How can I remove these?


Blue double arrow



Answer



Given the empty.ico file, a fully transparent icon you've put `%SystemRoot%\system32. Add this registry settings:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons]
"179"="empty.ico,0"

Restart explorer.exe from the task manager, and you're done. Blue arrows are gone.


Helper script and explanation: http://nerdshack.info/windows-10-and-double-arrow-icon-of-death/


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