The operation of deleting the item "Recent Documents" from the "Start" menu can be carried out using standard tools of the Microsoft Windows operating system without the involvement of additional third-party software.
Instructions
Step 1
Click the "Start" button to bring up the main menu of the system and go to the "Control Panel" item to initiate the procedure for deleting the item "Recent Documents" from the "Start" menu.
Step 2
Select the item "Appearance and personalization" and expand the link "Taskbar and Start menu".
Step 3
Go to the "Main Menu" tab of the application window that opens and uncheck the "Store and display a list of recently opened files" field in the "Privacy" section.
Step 4
Uncheck the "Store and display a list of recently opened files" box to add the "Recent Documents" item to the main Start menu.
Step 5
Return to the main Start menu and go to Run to use an alternative method to delete the selected menu item.
Step 6
Enter regedit in the Open field and click OK to execute the command to launch the Registry Editor tool.
Step 7
Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer registry key. Replace the NoRecentDocsMenu = hex: parameter value with 01, 00, 00, 00.
Step 8
Restart your computer to apply the selected changes.
Step 9
Empty the "Recent Documents" history folder located in% appdata% MicrosoftWindowsRecent. To do this, open the context menu of the files located in the "Recent" submenu of the main "Start" menu by right-clicking and specifying the "Remove from this list" command.
Step 10
Return to the main Start menu and enter gpedit.msc in the search bar for an alternative way to delete files in the Recent list.
Step 11
Press the Enter function key to confirm the execution of the command in the UAC prompt window that opens by clicking the "Continue" button.
Step 12
Specify the path to the folder: User Configuration Administrative Templates Start Menu Task Bar. Double-click on the item "Clear the log of recently opened documents on exit" on the right side of the program window to activate it.
