Windows 10: Strange USB folder appearing in "recently used files"

Discus and support Strange USB folder appearing in "recently used files" in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi there,last night my wife noticed a strange folder + file names had appeared under the "recently used files" section of windows 10 on her desktop... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Adam-Paynter, Jul 30, 2021.

  1. ADAM-PAYNTER
    Adam-Paynter Win User

    Strange USB folder appearing in "recently used files"


    Hi there,last night my wife noticed a strange folder + file names had appeared under the "recently used files" section of windows 10 on her desktop PC.she said she'd never seen them before and had no idea where they came fromlooked at their properties and they were all located on "G:\", which means they were on a USB drive that was connected to the computerwhen trying to access or delete them we got the error message "location not found" so the USB is no longer in the computer we double checked every portwe don't think anyone in our house could have been using her machine - our son is only 8

    :)
     
    Adam-Paynter, Jul 30, 2021
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  2. SUMMER203
    Summer203 Win User

    File Explorer in Win 10 taskbar not showing Recent folders

    When I right-click Word or Excel in my Windows 10 taskbar, a list of recent folders appears. But when I right-click File Explorer, only Pinned and Frequent folders appear. Neither of these is as useful to me as the Recent folders. Any suggestions on how
    I can get Recent folders to appear?

    Thank you.
     
    Summer203, Jul 30, 2021
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  3. SLOZOMBY
    slozomby Win User
    Recent File List

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file1

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file2
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file3
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file4
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file5
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file6
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file7
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file8
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file9
    ...

    you get the idea. ( too lazy to put it in a for loop and test it.

    or just open regedit and remove all the fileX from that key.
     
    slozomby, Jul 30, 2021
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina Win User

    Strange USB folder appearing in "recently used files"

    Strange USB-Drive Icons

    Hi, I've not looked into this at all, but looking at that folder the one that appears to contain the strange icon is
    f4e323bf-0f31-42b6-9ad6-5d5382d3fa83
    - I don't have one called 797289b8-812a-4d9e-bda5-91567fd47bc6

    Would I be correct in thinking that this ico file is the clue as to which to delete?

    Strange USB folder appearing in "recently used files" [​IMG]


    And thanks- having deleted the folder it did indeed prove necessary to use Driver Booster as described. Problem solved- for now...
     
    dalchina, Jul 30, 2021
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