Remove Recent Documents from the Start Menu (All Windows) Popular
This setting can be used to remove the recent Documents folder from the Start Menu.
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Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoRecentDocsMenu' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect.
| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |||
| NoRecentDocsMenu | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |||
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\... | ||
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System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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Value Name: NoRecentDocsMenu
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = display, 1 = remove)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last modified: February 19, 2003
















