There are many tweaks that worked with Vista, as well as works with 7. Similarly, here’s a trick that Vista users used to remove the shortcut extension, and now you can use the same trick on Widnows7.

How To Remove Shortcut Extension in Windows 7

1. Click on Start and start Registry Editor by typing regedit in search bar.

2. Navigate to the following registry entry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

3. From the right pan, look for ‘link‘ key.

4. Right-click it, and select Modify.

5. Now change the value from 18 00 00 00 to 00 00 00 00

6. Press OK and exit Registry Editor.