Now, for removing the 2-arrows Icon Overlay, edit the string value 179 and insert the path of the blank .ico file you want to use. At any point in time, if you would like to restore to original ...

Once all the icons are displayed, the Up/Down arrow will disappear. To hide some icons, just drag them to the left side and the arrow will appear. Then you can drop the icon to hide it.

Then click Additional Tweaks in the left pane. Check Remove arrows from Shortcut Icons. The changes won’t take place until you click Apply, then Close, and then reboot (or at least log off and on).

As seen in the graphic example displayed below, sometimes the arrow and fuel handle are on opposite sides of the icon; it's the former, not the latter, that signifies where the gas cap is: ...

UPDATE ON ERASING THE SHORTCUT ICON ARROWS In the January 2008 issue (page 80), I told how to eliminate those annoying little arrows in Windows XP’s shortcut icons by running Microsoft’s free Tweak UI ...

This icon only appears on phones that have Windows Phone software version 8.0.10501.127 or later.” Note the caveat “depending on your mobile operator”.

The icon is a little square with a downward arrow going through it. Click the button, and you'll save the image to your photo stream, which Apple displays by transforming the icon into a checkmark.

By default, that’s an arrow icon that’s reminiscent of the classic arcade title “Asteroids.” Unless you’re in motion, that may also show up as a simple round, circle icon.