In Windows XP I could disable recent files somewhere in the Start Menu configuration. But I have upgraded to Windows 10 and it seems they removed that.
In Folder Options there are these entries:
- Show recently used files in Quick access
- Show frequently used folders in Quick access
Unchecking these only hides recent files in Quick access, but they are still stored in
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
Then I tried enabling this policy in gpedit.msc
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Do not keep history of recent opened documents
But it didn't work neither.
Is there an easy way of preventing Windows 10 from storing links to recent files?
Best Answer
In order to disable the recent items it requires 2 actions.
Source
You can also set the following registry key
Just set the DWORD Start_TrackDocs value to the desired setting
If you cannot find the key, it means you have not in the past toggled the option, doing so will create the key for you.