Scope of application: Windows 10
The WIN10 Technology Preview has many new changes, such as a new desktop Start menu, a multiple desktop multitasking environment, and more. But some of these changes in the convenience of us at the same time, but also to reveal the hidden dangers of personal privacy, can be described as a double-edged sword. such as the new "Home" button above file Explorer, click this button to see our most frequently accessed folders, recently used files and favorites, and other information, the most recent use of files in a glance.
Here's a simple way to empty or hide the contents of the home folder. After emptying, when we click the "Home" button again, give the "This folder is empty" prompts. After the settings are hidden, the most frequently used folders and most recently used files do not appear in the home folder.
Tip: It is risky to modify the registry, please back up important data in advance.
1, local users need to run the Registry Editor using the Administrator identity, you can search the interface directly through the "regedit", and then right-click to select "Run as Administrator" can be. Users who use Windows IDs to log on to system administrator privileges can open the run window directly through the Windows logo key +r, and then enter "regedit" to press ENTER.
2, sequentially expand the following path, Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversion Explorerhomefoldernamespacedelegatefolders, There are 3 subkeys below, and the corresponding meanings can be found in the key values on the right, corresponding to the common folders, most recently used files, and favorites three. Then delete the three subkeys under the Delegatefolders key.
3, now reopen Windows File Explorer, click the "Home" button again to see if it has been emptied.
The above method provides the ability to delete, if only simply hide for the most recent use of files and frequently accessed file records, you can in the taskbar blank in the right mouse button, select the "Properties"-"Start" menu, and then the privacy of the previous two check boxes can be cleared.
