My Recent Documents it’s a folder in Windows Xp where are stored the shortcuts of most recently used documents. Also there is a list of recently used documents which by default appears in the Start Menu of Windows XP. So for those who want to have some privacy while working on Windows XP, here is a quick guide where I will show you how to remove completely My Recent Documents from your Start Menu or just how to clear the list of the most recently used documents.
1. Go over the taskbar, right-click on it and select Properties.
2. The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window will appear in front of you. Go to the Start Menu tab.
3. If you have a Classic Start Menu select the Start Menu and click Customize.
4. Now you have to go to the Advanced tab.
5. In this tab you can notice that in the bottom is the Recent Documents section where you have to uncheck the feature to list your most recently opened documents. Click Ok and you are done.
Now go back to your Start Menu and you will see that the Recent Documents is not there anymore.
HOW TO CLEAR (DELETE) YOUR RECENT DOCUMENTS?!
For those who don’t want to hide the Recent Documents from the Start Menu, there is a feature to clear the list of the most recently used documents. Just follow the steps described above and when you get at the last step you just have to click to the Clear List button which will automatically delete the files in list.
And when you go to your Start Menu and My Recent Documents it will look just like in the picture below.
