Do not keep history of recently opened documents: registry value NoRecentDocsHistoryComputerHKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Policy ID

NoRecentDocsHistory

Scope

Computer Configuration, User Configuration

Supported on

At least Windows 2000

Source

Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)

Category

Start Menu and Taskbar

Registry