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When the system cannot find the target file of a shortcut it searches all the associated paths. If still not found it performs a comprehensive search of the drive to locate the file. This setting can be used to disable the final search.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoResolveSearch' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This applies only to target files on NTFS partitions. File allocation table (FAT) partitions do not have this ID tracking and search capability.

		(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
		NoResolveSearch	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)

	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp...

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• Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links (Windows 2000/XP)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.