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Recently I installed Torchlight via Steam on my PC and tried to keep the shortcut in my Games Folder.
Instead, it make a blank icon (as in, default application icon) which doesn't launch the game and un-removable. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the icon?
Leafy
Posted 2010-05-31T17:43:45.390
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Okay, I've figured out how although I'm not sure if this is a thorough solution.
It seems that the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX
is related to the Games Folder. Inside, the key with a GUID name ({s-1-5 etc...} on mine) contained all the custom added games. I checked which one has the steam game's name (Torchlight) and removed it.
I went to:
C:\Users\IvoryTower\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer and removed the folders which have the same GUID as the games you deleted from registry
I found this by searching the registry for Torchlight and then searching for the same in Windows Explorer..
Leafy
Posted 2010-05-31T17:43:45.390
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Reboot into Windows Safe Mode and you should be able to delete the shortcut.
If that does not work you can try some programs which force the removal of stuck files although I don't recommend that as a first step because the results can be unpredictable.
Daisetsu
Posted 2010-05-31T17:43:45.390
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Sadly it didn't work. Can you suggest a good 'stuck icon removal' tool? – Leafy – 2010-05-31T19:53:31.823
This doesn't tell you how to remove it, but it does tell you how to add an actual working icon: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?s=380b0527659314a9c15d33d16f3aebbd&p=3380963&postcount=6
– SeinopSys – 2013-06-20T11:31:18.180