Type: Command Prompt in the Search box and click Command Prompt to bring it up.Connect your external hard drive to PC and right-click on ‘Start’, select ‘Search’.Permanently Remove Shortcut Virus from USB, Pen Drive If you want to delete the original file, fetch the shortcut’s properties, locate the original file via that, and delete it.
If you want to remove the shortcut, just delete it like any other file. It is the standard file extension for Windows shortcuts. Delete the User Choice folder, close the registry editor, and restart your machine.
LNK file association settings in Windows registry. How do I change a file from LNK to normal?
