نومبر 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

کچھ غلط ہونے کی صورت میں بحالی پوائنٹ بنانا یقینی بنائیں۔

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:

فوری رسائی میں حال ہی میں استعمال شدہ فائلیں دکھائیں۔
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 ٹھیک ہے.

4. Once finished, you may close Folder Options.

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

1. ترتیبات کو کھولنے کے لیے ونڈوز کی + I دبائیں پھر کلک کریں۔ ذاتی نوعیت کا آئیکن۔

2. اب، بائیں ہاتھ کے مینو سے، پر کلک کریں۔ شروع کریں

3 اگلے، بند یا غیر فعال the toggle under “شروع یا ٹاسک بار پر جائیں فہرست میں موجود حال ہی میں کھلی اشیاء دکھائیں".

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

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

1. Windows Key + R دبائیں پھر ٹائپ کریں۔ gpedit.msc اور کھولنے کے لئے درج کریں پر دبائیں گروپ پالیسی ایڈیٹر۔

gpedit.msc چل رہا ہے۔

2. Navigate to the following policy:

صارف کی تشکیل> انتظامی ٹیمپلیٹس> اسٹارٹ مینو اور ٹاسک بار

3. منتخب کریں مینو اور ٹاسک بار شروع کریں پھر دائیں ونڈو پین میں "پر ڈبل کلک کریںDo not keep a history of recently opened documents"پالیسی.

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, منتخب کردہ کو منتخب کریں 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 فعال

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

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