How to clear the most recently visited documents in Windows XP

The most recently visited documents can be cleared by following steps.Right click on the Start button of your Windows XP and click on properties.This should display Taskbar and StartMenu properties as shown below

Taskbar and Startmenu Properties

Click on Customize button should display the Customize Start Menu dialog.

Customize Start Menu

The Advanced tab has a button ClearList which is used for clearing the recently accessed documents. In case if you do not want to display the recently accessed documents then un select the List my most recently opened documents check box.

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  1. Windows Vista Tips - How to avoid showing recently accessed files : Techno Masala on October 15th, 2007 6:10 pm

    [...] There are information already available in this blog regarding how to clear recently accessed files in Windows XP and also how to clear recent files from Real One Media Player and Windows Media Player. Windows Vista also has a similar feature for disabling the recently accessed files from the system. This can be done by right clicking the Start button and selecting properties. This action should display the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box [...]

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