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How to Find and Remove Broken Shortcuts



PC Washer scans your computer and finds broken shortcuts (*.lnk files) on your Desktop, in your Start Menu, Recent Documents, Program Files folder and other (custom) locations. You are then presented with a list and can choose to delete all of them, or only selected items.

Step-by-Step Guide on How to Remove Broken Shortcuts

Step1: Download the latest version of PC Washer, install and run it.

Step2: Click "Start Wash", check the option named "Broken Shortcuts Scan", and then click "scan".


Step3: When the scan is finished, PC Washer will present you with a list of all the broken shortcuts that have been found. Click "Detail" to open the result window and select "Shortcuts", you can choose to delete all of them, or only selected items.


Step4: After you checked all the items you want to delete, click "OK" to save and back to the main window and click "Remove" to delete the broken shortcuts.

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