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This restriction will clear the list of recent documents on the Start Menu when Windows exits.

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Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "ClearRecentDocsOnExit" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
ClearRecentDocsOnExit	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\...

Registry Settings

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Value Name: ClearRecentDocsOnExit
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable, 1 = enable)

Related Tweaks

Remove Recent Documents from the Start Menu (All Windows)
Change the Number of Recent Documents Displayed (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
Disable Recent Documents History (All Windows)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: August 9, 2002