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Discus and support Windows 11 not clearing recent files in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a bunch of files showing in the file explorer recent list going back several months, many which are indicating they are housed on SharePoint or... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Colin Sachs, Mar 20, 2023.

  1. COLIN SACHS
    Colin Sachs Win User

    Windows 11 not clearing recent files


    I have a bunch of files showing in the file explorer recent list going back several months, many which are indicating they are housed on SharePoint or on one of two OneDrive accounts, only one of which I synch with. However, when I go into the file explorer and select all the one's to be removed, then use the "remove from recent" option, they aren't removed from the list! I've even tried clearing the file explorer history and that doesn't seem to work, either. I'm kind of at my wits end with this as I've not be able to find any other potential solutions online than these two. Short of disablin

    :)
     
    Colin Sachs, Mar 20, 2023
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  2. 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, Mar 20, 2023
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  3. EIDAIRAMAN1
    eidairaman1 Win User
    eidairaman1, Mar 20, 2023
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  4. SLOZOMBY
    slozomby Win User

    Windows 11 not clearing recent files

    Recent File List

    only way I know to clear em out is to remove the reg keys

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\Recent File List.

    you can try setting that container to read only but I'm not sure how that will affect it. or a basic powershell/vbscript in taskscheduler to wipe those keys every so often.
     
    slozomby, Mar 20, 2023
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