How can I create a shortcut to "Foo" without " - Shortcut" suffix?

Whenever I create a shortcut to a file or folder in Vista, I'd like it to not automatically append " - Shortcut" to the name of the shortcut.

For example:

1. Create a shortcut to the "Foo" application.
2. Shortcut gets named "Foo - Shortcut".
3. I then have to manually remove the " - Shortcut" from the name.

Ideally, I'd like to avoid having to do step #3 every time I make a shortcut.

How can I do this?

Solution 1:

Microsoft has not released a Vista specific version of TweakUI, but Microsoft MVP Ramesh Kumar has written an unofficial one called Ultimate Windows Tweaker that can do what you want in a user-friendly way (ie no registry hacking). The option you want is under Additional Tweaks -> Remove “-Shortcut to”…

Solution 2:

There's a simple registry hack you can do for this, which I've provided a downloadable reg hack file for. It says Vista, but it should work across the board.

Remove "Shortcut" Text From New Shortcuts in Vista