How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing?

[Guest Frank Martin]

The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of

the last documents I have used.

 

How can I switch this off?

 

Please help, Frank

[Guest Chet]

Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing?

 

 

"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message

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> The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of the last

> documents I have used.

>

> How can I switch this off?

>

> Please help, Frank

>

 

Right click on an empty space on the task bar and select

Properties. Select the Start Menu tab, then click on Customize.

In the Customize Start Menu window, click the Advanced tab.

Toward the bottom you should see Recent documents, uncheck Lisk

my most recently opened documents.

 

HTH

 

Chet

[Guest Anando [MVP]]

Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing?

 

Hello Frank,

 

Start menu properties, customize, advanced, uncheck 'List my most recently opened documents'.

 

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"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message news:uT$rJ%2361HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of

> the last documents I have used.

>

> How can I switch this off?

>

> Please help, Frank

>

>

[Guest Allan]

Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing?

 

 

"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message

news:uT$rJ%2361HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of the last documents I have

> used.

>

> How can I switch this off?

>

> Please help, Frank

>

If you are using an account with Administrator privileges you can install

TweakUI from the MS website which gives you control over the Start Menu

items including Recent Documents. However it does not give you this option

in a Limited User account. You have to use the Control Panel applet already

mentioned by previous posts, "Taskbar and Start Menu".

[Guest Frank Martin]

Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing?

 

 

"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in

message

news:uT$rJ%2361HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list

> of the last documents I have used.

>

> How can I switch this off?

>

> Please help, Frank

 

 

 

 

Thanks for all replies.

I had trouble with this and I used the

TweakUI thing though this trashes the

last-used documents in Word & Access too -

which I don,t want.

 

I chose to use the old Windows "classic start

menu" which does not have that option you all

mention. I had to go to the new gaudy menu

style to find it and now it's OK.

 

This might be some sort of bug in Windows.

 

Thanks

Frank