Vista: Clear Recent Items List

Vista keeps track of the files that you have opened, allowing you easy access to your recent work. You can clear this list each time you shut down so that you have a clean slate for the new work session the next time you boot up. Follow these steps:

1. Click the Orb and input gpedit.msc into the [i]Start Search[/b] text box.Select gpedit.msc when it appears in the listing. Click Continue when the UAC prompt appears.



2. When the Group Policy Object Editor appears, go to the left pane and expand User Configuration.



3. Expand Administrative Templates.



4. Select Start Menu and Taskbar.



5. Go to the right pane and double-click Clear history of recently opened documents on exit.



6. In the Properties window, select the Enabled radio button.



7. Click OK.

8. Close the Group Policy Object Editor.

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Clear Recent Items List in Windows Vista

Recent Items in Windows Vista Start Menu (not to be confused with recent programs list) provides an easy access shortcut to most recently used files, documents, spreadsheets, worksheets, presentations, photos, pictures, images, PDFs, ZIPs and etc. This files accessed and opened history information stores trace of your file activity on the system for up to last 10 files that you open or access.


To protect privacy or don’t let others know what files you have opened especially on public shared computer, we can erase all trace of the files that have been opened, used, edited, created or accessed listed inside the Recent Items list. To delete and clear the Recent Items listing, simply open up Start Menu, and right click on Recent Items, then select “Clear Recent Items List”. Voila, nobody will know your file access history for that session anymore.


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