![]() While you can still do it by opening Folder Options as shown above, now the process is a lot easier. ![]() On all systems - the user type is Administrator and UAC is set to default level (on Windows 7 and 8) - so I really see no cause of shield to be shown only on some and not on all desktops. If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10, you can remove the checkbox from icons, too. What is possibly causing shield icon (and the annoying UAC prompt) for my application? Icons that show a folder represent a folder or shortcut to a folder. On some desktops the shield icon does not appear and on some it does - other programs do not show shield icon on the same desktop. Therefore, if this desktop icon is deleted, so is the actual file. You can also check this option on an executable, and then create a shortcut. Make sure not to run the application unless the rest of the steps are complete. I suspect a restart will force the icon to be updated. Is it possible to remove them EDIT: Heres a solution. Paste the dump file's contents here so we can see what exactly might be happening. After upgrading to Windows 10, some desktop shortcuts have UAC shield icons. I highly doubt this will fix your problem though. You can remove it by right clicking > properties > Compatibility tab > Uncheck 'Run this program as an administrator'. I will try that with Ultimate Windows Tweaker (which too requires administrator privileges, it seems). However, you might try creating a new elevated shortcut for it instead as a workaround. First, uninstall the application, and then reinstall it. The shield means it will run as administrator. short-cuts only show default icon and cant change them All short cuts on desktop are using default icon only and can not change them. Brink said: Hello Hippye, You cannot remove the sheild by default. They are to signify that UAC prompt will appear every time you run the application. The requestedExecutionLevel is set to asInvoker as seen from above XML manifest so it should not show shield icon. The application icon on which you notice these shields are usually shortcuts. It does not require administrative privileges. The software does not utilize registry HKLM - only HKCU, and it reads/writes to %LocalAppData%. It has the following manifest embedded as a resource:
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