How to Disable Recent Files in Windows 10?
The “Recent Files” feature might be a privacy concern for some people and here we will teach you how to disable it permanently. In order to disable it, you can apply three methods that are listed below.
Method 1: Clear Recent Files Manually
Information about the recently opened files is stored in the form of cached data. You can locate this data and manually delete it from time to time. In order to do that:
Method 2: Disabling through the Group Policy Editor
If you are using the “Pro” version of Windows 10, then you can access the Group Policy Editor. The Group Policy Editor can be used to modify any type of settings for your Windows 10. In this method, we will be disabling the history of recently open files through the Group Policy Editor. Follow the below steps: If you are using Windows Home Edition, then skip this method. Check the Registry Editor method, it will work similarly to this method.
Method 3: Disabling through Control Panel
Another way to disable the recent files panel is through the Control Panel. In order to disable them from the Control Panel:
Method 4: Disabling through the Registry Editor
You can also disable the history of the recent files through the Registry Editor. If you used the Group Policy Editor method, then your Registry will automatically update the values for this. However, if you are using this without configuring Group Policy Editor, then you need to create the missing key/value for it to work.
