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
מאַכן זיכער צו שאַפֿן אַ ומקערן פונט נאָר אין פאַל עפּעס גייט פאַלש.
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:
ווייַזן לעצטנס געוויינט טעקעס אין שנעל אַקסעס
Show frequently used folders in Quick access
3. To Save changes, click Apply followed by גוט.
4. Once finished, you may close Folder Options.
Method 2: Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10 Settings
1. דרוק Windows שליסל + איך צו עפענען סעטטינגס און גיט אויף פּערסאַנאַלאַזיישאַן בילדל.
2. איצט, פון די לינקס-האַנט מעניו, גיט אויף אָנהייב.
3. ווייַטער, קער אַוועק אָדער דיסייבאַל די טאַגאַל אונטער "ווייַזן לעצטנס ייטאַמז אין שפרינג ליס אויף אָנהייב אָדער די טאַסקבאַר".
4. Once finished, you may close the Settings window.
Method 3: Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Group Policy Editor
נאטיץ: This method will not work for Windows 10 Home edition users; it only works for Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise Editions.
1. דרוק Windows Key + R דעמאָלט טיפּ גפּעדיט.מסק און שלאָגן אַרייַן צו עפֿענען גרופע פּאָליטיק עדיטאָר.
2. Navigate to the following policy:
באַניצער קאַנפיגיעריישאַן> אַדמיניסטראַטיווע טעמפּלאַטעס> אָנהייב מעניו און טאַסקבאַר
3. אויסקלייַבן אָנהייב מעניו און טאַסקבאַר then in right window pane double-click on “Do not keep a history of recently opened documents" פּאָליטיק.
4. Now to disable Recent Items and Frequent Places, סעלעקטירן ענאַבלעד 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 ערמעגליכט.
6. Once finished, close everything, then reboot your PC.
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