How can I clear my recent Documents list?

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  1. Have you made changes on the computer before this problem?
  2. You have a third-party cleaning software installed on your computer?

  If the computer has been installed with a user 'Owner' as done by a number of preloaded systems and the
  name is changed to "XYZ", then you lose "my recent documents" feature.

  You can try the following steps and check:

  Method 1:

  Follow these steps and check if it helps to fix the problem:

  a. click Start, and then click Properties. Or, if the Start menu is already displayed, right-click an empty area of theStart menu and then click Properties.

  b. click on Customize. Click the Advanced tab.

  c. under recent documents, click to select the checkbox more recently open my documents list clickOKand then click OK.

   
   
  Method 2:
   
  Follow the steps here and check if that helps.

  Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

  For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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  a. click on start-> Run-> type regedit.exe, and then press ENTER.

  b. find the following key in the Registry Editor.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

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  Note: If you already have this key, go to the below mentioned step.

  e. double-click the key NoRecentDocsHistory

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  How to view, use, and Clear "My recent Documents" on the Start Menu in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307875

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  To clear the contents of the my recent Documents folder

  To clear the My recent Documents list, follow these steps:

  1.	Click Start , and then click Properties . Or, if the Start menu is already displayed, right-click an area void of the Start menu and then click Properties .
  2.	Click Customize .
  3.	Click the Advanced tab.
  4.	Under recent documents , click clear list , click OK and then click OK . Most recently used documents are removed from the my recent Documents folder. Note that this action does not delete the documents from your hard drive.

  I hope this helps.

  Lisa
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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