How to remove "Recent Places" completely from Windows 7?

pish_flaps · Mar 24, 2015

As in the title: I don't mean "how to clear items from Recent Places", or "how to remove it from the desktop". I mean remove it altogether, completely, never to return.

I don't use it and don't want it, but most of all it bugs me that I can't figure out how it's done - if it's even possible! Oh, and also so I don't have to clear it every time I look at things I dont want others knowing about.

Any help much appreciated.

popatim · Mar 24, 2015

Rt click on the start button and then select properties and uncheck 'store and display recently opened items in the start menu and taskbar'.
That should do it for ya.

pish_flaps · Mar 25, 2015

Thanks very much for the help, but I don't want to remove recently used programs from the Start menu - I want to remove the "Recent Places" folder altogether, as in the one that appears in Explorer under "Favorites". Perhaps it just can't be done... I appreciate the help nonetheless. Cheers!

popatim · Mar 25, 2015

My bad...
For that do the same Rt click>properties and then on the Start menu tab click the customize button and uncheck Recent Items. Its about 3/4 of the way down just above recorded tv.

pish_flaps · Mar 26, 2015

Thanks! Again, not quite what I meant but I did find a solution. Although the "Recent Places" in Explorer doesn't have a "delete" option, you can drag it to the Recycle Bin and it seems to have disappeared at least for now! Wouldn't be surprised if it comes back when I reboot...

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