Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10

Whenever you open File Explorer using Windows Key + E shortcut keys, you will be taken to Quick Access window where you can view all your recently visited or opened files and folders. For some of the users, this feature is quite helpful, but this becomes an issue for their privacy for others. If you use your computer with other family members or friends then whatever files or folders you visit will be saved as history in Quick Acess, and anyone with the access to the PC can easily see what files or folders you have visited recently.

Your recent items and frequent places are stored in the following location:

%APPDATA%MicrosoftWindowsRecent Items
%APPDATA%MicrosoftWindowsRecentAutomaticDestinations
%APPDATA%MicrosoftWindowsRecentCustomDestinations

Now you have an option to clear your history which will clear the list of your recently visited files and folders from quick access menu but again this is not a full-proof method, as you need to clear the history every once in a while manually. On the other hand, you can completely turn off recent items and frequent places which would solve the problem of privacy for many users. Anyway, without wasting any time, let’s see How to Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10 with the help of the below-listed tutorial.

Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10

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Method 1: Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in File Explorer Options

1. Open Folder Options using any one of the methods listed here.

2. Next, under Privacy, make sure to uncheck the following:

Visa nyligen använda filer i snabb åtkomst
Visa ofta använda mappar i snabb åtkomst

3. To Save changes, click Apply followed by OK.

4. Once finished, you may close Folder Options.

Method 2: Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10 Settings

1. Tryck på Windows-tangent + I för att öppna Inställningar och klicka sedan på Personalization icon.

2. Klicka nu på i menyn till vänster Start.

3. Nästa, stänga av eller inaktivera the toggle under “Visa nyligen öppnade objekt i Hopplistor på Start eller Aktivitetsfältet".

4. Once finished, you may close the Settings window.

Method 3: Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Group Policy Editor

Notera: This method will not work for Windows 10 Home edition users; it only works for Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise Editions.

1. Tryck på Windows-tangent + R och skriv sedan gpedit.msc och tryck Enter för att öppna Grupppolicyredigerare.

2. Navigate to the following policy:

Användarkonfiguration> Administrativa mallar> Startmeny och Aktivitetsfält

3. välj Start-menyn och Aktivitetsfältet dubbelklicka sedan på " i höger fönsterruta "Do not keep a history of recently opened documents"Politik.

4. Now to disable Recent Items and Frequent Places, välj Aktiverad for above policy, then click Apply followed by OK.

5. Similarly, double-click on “Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu” and change it’s setting to Aktiverad.

6. Once finished, close everything, then reboot your PC.

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