In this article you will learn how to hide them recently opened items from Windows 10 file explorer.
In Windows 10, by default, recently opened items appear below Quick Access list file explorer. You can find them easily if you open the explorer and look at the top of the list in the left pane and below the Fast access.
The latest data is there to give you easy access to what you worked on until recently. It is an extremely convenient feature for users who confuse hundreds of files in one day. They can save a lot of time by accessing their recently opened files.
However, some users may not like Windows 10 to track their file access history. And if you also share your computer and the account you with others, you may not like to see what you've been working on recently. If you have this feeling, you can use this guide to disable the display of recently accessed items.
Microsoft has added the disable option to "Settings". Also, you can always use the Windows 10 registry to disable this setting.
1st Way - Using the "Settings" application
1. Right-click the Start button or press Win + X at the same time and select Settings.
2. In the "Settings" application, go to Personalization> Start.
3. In the right pane, scroll down, find and change "Show recently opened items in shortcuts in the Start or Taskbar and in Quick Access File Explorer" to "Off".
4. Close the Settings app and log out, then log in again to make the changes effective.
2nd Way - Using the registry
We recommend that you create one Registry Restore point in Windows 10 before you edit it.
1. Open Registry Editor with the regedit command.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced.
3. Now in the right pane, look for the DWORD name Start_TrackDocs. If DWORD does not exist, just create it and let its Value Data be 0. If it exists, double click on it and change the Value Data from 1 to 0.
4. Close Registry Editor and log in again to apply the settings.
