Tweak Library – Clear recent file list of Windows Media Player.

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Clear recent file list of Windows Media Player.

This setting enables you to clear the recent file list in Windows Media Player so that nobody else can see the files list you have recently accessed.

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

Description:

Windows has the ability to save the file names which you have opened most recently and lets you see them, but if you do not want others to see the list, you can clear it.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click the on the String value “FileIDs” (where ID=0 to N) in the right panel and delete these values.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

File(0 to N)

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Name and Full Path of files that you use recently

Value Action :

Deleted

Steps ScreenShots:

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

Recent files list of 'Windows Media Player' is deleted.

Recent files list of 'Windows Media Player' is visible by default.

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

Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList\], in the right panel select the "File(0 to N)" which stores the filename and path you have recently accessed. Right-click on the selected list to delete them.