This tweak will keep Windows from tracking all shortcuts. This can help speed things up a small amount by having Windows do one less thing when opening folders and your desktop. RegFile Contain: Enable: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001 Disable: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000000