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:
在快速访问中显示最近使用的文件
在快速访问中显示常用文件夹
3. To Save changes, click Apply followed by 确定。
4. Once finished, you may close Folder Options.
Method 2: Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Windows 10 Settings
1. 按 Windows 键 + I 打开“设置”，然后单击 个性化图标。
2. 现在，从左侧菜单中单击 开始。
3。 下一个， 关闭或禁用 “”下的切换在开始或任务栏上的跳转列表中显示最近打开的项目“。
4. Once finished, you may close the Settings window.
Method 3: Turn Off Recent Items and Frequent Places in Group Policy Editor
请注意： This method will not work for Windows 10 Home edition users; it only works for Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise Editions.
1. 按 Windows 键 + R，然后输入 输入gpedit.msc 然后按Enter打开 组策略编辑器。
2. Navigate to the following policy:
用户配置>管理模板>开始菜单和任务栏
3。 选择 开始菜单和任务栏 然后在右侧窗格中双击“Do not keep a history of recently opened documents“政策。
4. Now to disable Recent Items and Frequent Places, 选择启用 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 启用。
6. Once finished, close everything, then reboot your PC.
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