Shortcut Cleaner is a simple Open Source app that allows you to periodically clean shortcut links from your Windows desktop.

Users sometimes end up with many unused shortcuts on their desktop, whether accidentally created, needed for a particular job, or an unneeded app. Shortcut Cleaner is a quick option to remove them in one key press is worthwhile. While the app is active, it will remove any desktop shortcuts created. To resume shortcut creation, you must exit the app.

Shortcut Cleaner is a nuclear option. It takes no prisoners; there are no configurations, settings, whitelists, etc. When you click the Clean Now! button from the systray icon's menu, it will wipe the shortcuts without dumping them in the recycle bin. So, be sure that you want to use this app.