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Hide the recent documents from menu


The last files that was opened will be displayed in Recent Documents menu. This menu makes   easier to access those files accessed recently . But we can also hide the menu if we think it's not useful.

these  are the  some steps for hiding  Recent Documents menu:

  1. Click Start - Run.
  2. Type "regedit" in run.
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
  4. On the right window of the Registry Editor, right-click the empty space.
  5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
  6. Type "Start_ShowRecentDocs" and press Enter.
  7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
  8. On the Value Data type the number "0" to hide My Recent Documents.
  9. Press OK.
  10. Restart your computer.