Novemba 15, 2018

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.

Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10

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

Hakikisha umeunda mahali pa kurejesha ikiwa tu kitu kitaenda vibaya.

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:

Onyesha faili zilizofanywa hivi karibuni katika upatikanaji wa haraka
Show frequently used folders in Quick access

Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in File Explorer Options | Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10

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. Bonyeza Windows Key + I ili kufungua Mipangilio kisha ubofye Personalization icon.

2. Sasa, kutoka kwenye menyu ya mkono wa kushoto, bofya Anza.

3. Ifuatayo, kuzima au kuzima the toggle under “Onyesha vitu vilivyofunguliwa hivi karibuni kwenye Orodha za Rukia kwenye Mwanzo au kikosi cha kazi".

Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10 Settings

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

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

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

1. Bonyeza Windows Key + R kisha uandike gpedit.msc na piga Enter kufungua Mhariri wa Sera ya Kikundi.

gpedit.msc inaendeshwa

2. Navigate to the following policy:

Usanidi wa Mtumiaji> Violezo vya Utawala> Anza Menyu na Mwambaa wa Task

3. Chagua Anza Menyu na Taskbar kisha kwenye kidirisha cha kulia bonyeza mara mbili "Do not keep a history of recently opened documents"Sera.

Do not keep history of recently opened documents policy in Gpedit | Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10

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

To disable Recent Items and Frequent Places, simply select Enabled for above policy

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

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

Ilipendekeza:

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