Disable the search history in Windows Explorer

Windows Explorer's search function pre-saves your recent searches, to make it easier to search for the same terms again. However, if you don't like this feature, you can turn it off.

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Αν μοιράζεστε τον υπολογιστή σας με άλλους ή αν είναι εταιρικός, μπορεί να μην θέλετε να βλέπουν οι υπόλοιποι τους δικούς σας όρους αναζήτησης που έχετε χρησιμοποιήσει και που έχουν αποθηκευτεί στο File Explorer. Το ιστορικό αναζήτησης μπορεί να απενεργοποιηθεί είτε αλλάζοντας το μητρώο ή χρησιμοποιώντας το Group Editor. Θα σας δείξουμε τις δύο μεθόδους, αλλά σημειώστε ότι το Group Policy Editor δεν είναι διαθέσιμο στην Home έκδοση των Windows.

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Also note that in Windows 7 the same program is called in English Windows Explorer and their deletion process remains the same.

1 solution. Disable Browsing Search History through the Registry
First create a system restore point before proceeding. In this way, if something goes wrong, you can always restore it to its former state.

Open Registry Editor. If you do not know how, then press the Win + R keys at the same time and in the window that will appear type the word "regedit" and press the OK key.

In the Registry Editor that will appear, navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\\ Windows \ Explorer

If the last key does not exist, ie "Explorer" you can create it by right-clicking on the immediately preceding "Windows" key and selecting Create> Key. Give the new key the name "Explorer"

Then left-click on the Explorer key that you just created (or that existed and did not need to be created), and then right-click any empty space on the right side of the window and select Create> DWORD Value (32 bit).

Type DisableSearchBoxSuggestions as the name of the value. Then double-click on the new DisableSearchBoxSuggestions value to enter its properties.

In the "Value data" field of its properties give the number 1 and click "OK".

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Close Registry Editor. Your changes will be automatically saved. You will have to restart your computer for this change to take effect.

Once you restart, you will not see any differences at first, but when you type in the first term, and then you want to repeat your search, you will see that Windows no longer holds a search history.

2 solution. Disable Search History through the Local Group Policy Editor
If you are using Windows 10 Professional or , the easiest way to disable Search History in Windows Explorer is by using the Local Group Policy Editor. It's a very powerful tool, so if you haven't used it yet, it's worth spending some time learning what it can do. Also, if the computer belongs to a company network, it's a good idea to talk to your administrator first since your decision is likely to affect an entire team that belongs with you.

You should create a restore point of your system before continuing. In this way, if something goes wrong, you can always restore it to its former state.

Open the Start menu, type "Edit Policy" in the search box, and click "Edit Group Policy" in the list of results.

In the left pane, go to User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ Explorer . Next, go to the right pane and double-click “Disable display of recent search entries in the Explorer search box”.

Click "On" in the upper left corner, and then click OK.

Close the Group Policy Editor. Your changes should be applied immediately, and File Explorer will no longer track your searches.

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