BoardBabe Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 How do you clear recent documents and programs from start menu in vista? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 there is a setting in the properties of the start menu to not show these.How do you clear recent documents and programs from start menu in vista? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoardBabe Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 That's not what I asked I know how to not show them, but I would like to know how to clear them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmokingman Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 (edited) Here is a vbs script that will clear out the My Recent DocumentsSave as ClearRecent.vbsDim Act : Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.shell")Dim Fso : Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")Dim User : User = Act.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%userProfile%\recent\")Dim Folder : Set Folder = Fso.GetFolder(User)Dim Files : Set Files = Folder.FilesDim objFile For Each objFile in Files Fso.DeleteFile(objFile.Path), True Next Act.Popup "Completed Script",5,"Finished",4128'-> Deletes The File If Used from A SFX Uncomment To Make Active' If Fso.FileExists(WScript.ScriptFullName) Then ' Fso.DeleteFile(WScript.ScriptFullName)' End If Edited April 25, 2007 by gunsmokingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoardBabe Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 I take it there is no built in function in vista for this then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthier Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I take it there is no built in function in vista for this then?No, there is such function in Vista. Right click on "Recent Items" item in Start Menu and choose "Clear Recent Items List". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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