Clear the recent programs list for new users
- Policy ID
- ClearRecentProgForNewUserInStartMenu
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows 10
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
If you enable this policy setting, the recent programs list in the start menu will be blank for each new user.
If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu recent programs list will be pre-populated with programs for each new user.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- ClearRecentProgForNewUserInStartMenuREG_DWORD