Tweak Library – Clear history of recently accessed entries on logoff.

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Clear history of recently accessed entries on logoff.

This setting enables you to clear the recently accessed documents list on Start Menu as well as the Internet Explorer URL history, when you log off your system.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

This setting enables you to clear the recently accessed documents list on Start Menu as well as the Internet Explorer URL history, when you log off your system. This happens because Internet Explorer and Windows share the same data for recently accessed entries.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a DWORD value “ClearRecentDocsOnExit”, if this value does not exists.

Now, right-click and modify the value data to “1” which can clear the recent list. However, if you to view the recent documents in future, change the value to “0”.

The changes take effect after a logoff.

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Enable Deletion of Items on Logoff.reg

The ".reg" file can clear the list of recently accessed entries on logoff.

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Disable Deletion of Items on Logoff (Default).reg

The ".reg" file can show the accessed entries in future, even after a logoff.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

ClearRecentDocsOnExit

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

The list of recently opened items is cleared from the "My Recent Documents" and Internet Explorer URL history is deleted.

The list of recently opened items is visible.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\] key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "ClearRecentDocsOnExit".

Second, right-click on the 'ClearRecentDocsOnExit' DWORD value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.