Vista: Hide Recent Items
Posted by Hack_Vista in Microsoft Vista
I am so tired of seeing recent items on the start menu. This is how to disable it.
The first thing I do when I sit down at a co-worker’s desk is to check out his/her recent items. It is an instant peek into what someone has been doing for the day.
Protect your privacy. Here is how to disable it.
1. Right click the Start Orb of the Start Menu
2. Select Properties from the context menu
3. Uncheck Store and display a list of recently open files
4. Click OK
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October 05, 2008 at 12:08 pm, amanda said:
thnx so much….simple when u know how !
October 16, 2008 at 11:41 am, zeeshan said:
thanx
October 28, 2008 at 6:45 pm, pitumbo said:
huge help! this has bugged me but i kept forgetting to change it
your post comes up first in google under “vista recent items”
December 23, 2008 at 6:12 pm, meem said:
Thanks.
now my porn files wont show up on start menu
January 07, 2009 at 6:48 pm, bb said:
Thanks
February 11, 2009 at 5:51 pm, Max said:
thank you. majorly annoying
February 19, 2009 at 1:35 pm, derrick said:
thank you.
June 03, 2009 at 6:57 am, CJ said:
Too simple, can’t believe I didn’t know how to do this!
Thanks
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June 05, 2009 at 9:53 pm, Xlr-8r said:
lol, same as meem
June 17, 2009 at 3:13 pm, g said:
tnx….
July 05, 2009 at 1:37 am, From Vancover said:
Thought I would have to get out my regestry editor, should have checked the settings first XD.
July 30, 2009 at 3:48 am, Name said:
good one. no more porn!
July 29, 2010 at 1:38 pm, Annette Hampson249 said:
cool recipe thanx….
October 24, 2010 at 5:13 am, Chris said:
Thank you so very much. This was very helpful.
January 22, 2011 at 10:43 pm, BabaBing said:
Thanx…Couldn’t figure out how the GF knew I watching porn…have my folder set to hidden…LOL
June 07, 2011 at 6:54 pm, Ehsan said:
My lil brother got to watch a lot of things he wasn’t supposed to watch. NOT any more