Windows 10: Run dialog box doesn't remember history

Discus and support Run dialog box doesn't remember history in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; [img] All of a sudden my Run dialog box is empty. The icons on the left of the image are just part of my desktop. Also, if I put in something like... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by phrab, Sep 21, 2018.

  1. phrab Win User

    Run dialog box doesn't remember history


    Run dialog box doesn't remember history [​IMG]
    All of a sudden my Run dialog box is empty. The icons on the left of the image are just part of my desktop. Also, if I put in something like "control printers" or gpedit.msc, they open, but the Run dialog box is empty the next time. I haven't made any updates recently, except Windows Defender. Any ideas how to correct this?
    Thanks in advance,

    :)
     
    phrab, Sep 21, 2018
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  2. sleepless Win User

    Need help to clear Run history.


    This is one of many guides on how to do what I was asking - clearing the history from the Run window:

    How to Remove An Item from RUN Dialog Box History / MRU List in Windows? - AskVG

    However there were no such entries in the registry when I checked. So there was nothing there to clear. The "solution" posted by bro67 simply didn't work for me. I'm still looking for a solution.
     
    sleepless, Sep 21, 2018
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  3. Unable to clear Windows 10 Run dialog history of recent files


    I'm having problems with Windows 10 remembering recent files within the Run dialog.

    For example, if I press Windows key + R, and type the letter C into the dialog box, I get a list of recent files as follows:-


    Run dialog box doesn't remember history [​IMG]


    I have gone to Control Panel, File Explorer Options, and clicked on the Clear button within the Privacy section. This had no effect (even after reboot etc).

    I have also deleted the contents of the following registry key:-

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

    This seemed to clear recently run programs (I am old school and often run programs from here), but recently accessed files were still listed. Again I rebooted just in case.

    Does anyone have any ideas?

    Thanks

    CA
     
    CaptainAmateur, Sep 21, 2018
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  4. dalchina Win User

    Run dialog box doesn't remember history

    How to disable run dialog history? (disable, not empty)


    Hi, as a guess, you might try changing the permissions on
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

    A quick internet search (see my signature!) offers this (see second part on permissions)
    Tweak the History in the Run Dialog Box in Windows
     
    dalchina, Sep 21, 2018
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