Powerful removal of clues after software use

In Windows and some application software, files that have been operated, used, or modified by many programs are stored as historical records and displayed in the History list. In general, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if you are using a computer or in public places such as Internet cafes, leaving these records may expose your privacy and prevent privacy leaks, you must clear these historical records. The following describes how to clear historical records for your reference.

Clear unused icon records in the tray Area

In Windows XP, after the "Hide unmovable icons" function is enabled, some history records of System Tray icons that are difficult to clear are generated, when you right-click the "Clock" on the system tray and select the "Custom notification" command in the shortcut menu, in the pop-up window, you can see "current project" and "past project. In "past projects", you will find that some program icons that have been run in the system tray have been recorded here. Even if it has been installed and used, the program icons that have been deleted have been recorded. To clear them, open the Registry Editor and find the [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion policertraypolicy] branch. Delete the two DWORD key values "IconStreams" and "PasticonsStream.

Clear website history records after browsing the Web Page

Open the Registry Editor, find the [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerTypedURLs] branch, and clear the Word history except the content in the right pane.

Click "option (O)" under "tool (T)" in the menu bar, and click the "General" tab on the "options" page that appears, when installing the software, you can deselect the "list recently used files (R)" option by default.

Clear Excel history

You can clear the history of an Excel file in the same way. Click "option (O)" under "tool (T)" in the menu bar, and click the "General" tab on the "options" page that appears, deselect the selected state of "list recently used files (R.

Clear WordPad history

Open the Registry Editor and find the [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion AppletsWordpadRecent File List] branch. Delete all content in the right pane except the "default" option.

Clear MSNMessenger logon records

After using MSN Messenger for logon, the account will be recorded by the system. As long as you open the MSN Messenger program, this account will appear in the drop-down list as an alternative Logon account. To clear it, open the Registry Editor, find [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftMSNMessenger], and find the UserNET Messenger and Service key values of the username to be deleted. Of course, if you have system administrator permissions, you can select "User Account" under "Control Panel" and then select your account, click "Manage My network password" on the left to delete the email address of the user name that is no longer needed.

Clear Windows MediaPlayer playlist history

Open the Registry Editor, find the [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftMediaPlayerPlayer] branch, and delete "Recent URLList" and "Recent FileList. For Windows Media Player9.0 and later versions, you can open the Windows Media Player9.0 program, click "Clear history (H)" in "History" under "Tools", "options", and "privacy, if you do not need to display a list of historical records under a file in the future, deselect the "save file and URL history (S)" option in the player.

Clear Acdsee history

Click "option (O)…" under "tool (T)" in the menu bar )......", On the displayed "options" page, click "Browser" on the left and select "Exit history clearing (C)" in the right window.

Delete unwanted friends in QQ

Click "menu" of QQ, select "Friends Resource Manager" in "Friends and materials", select "Blacklist" on the left side of the window, and right-click the friend you want to delete, execute "delete friend" to make it disappear into your QQ.

Clear the "waste bin" in Foxmail"

Foxmail provides a "waste bin" similar to "recycle bin". When we clear emails in Foxmail, in fact, they are not actually deleted from the hard disk, but only marked with a delete mark. Only after the user executes the "compression" operation will the deleted email be deleted, this provides the possibility for the viewer to restore the deleted email. Therefore, when you use Foxmail on a public computer to clear unwanted emails from the "inbox, it is best to press the "Shift + Del" combination key to directly delete it so that it will not be transferred to the "waste bin" and compress the mailbox.

Clear junk in Temp

Word and other applications usually save our work results temporarily to prevent unexpected losses, even if you do not save the files being processed, many programs also save text that has been deleted, moved, and copied by you. These "contents" are stored in the WindowsTemp directory. Temporary files stored by various applications in the WindowsTemp folder should be deleted regularly to clear the scattered text. You should also delete all the corresponding files in its subdirectories. Although many files have the extension TMP, they are actually complete DOC files, HTML files, and even image files.

Clear the secrets in the recycle bin

The "recycle bin" is the temporary storage of deleted files. Before "Clear the recycle bin", the files stored there (recycle bin) are not actually deleted from the hard disk. In Windows, apart from placing a "garbage bin" with a gray icon on the "desktop) A folder named Recycled is created under the root directory of, and the "Recycled" subdirectory (folder) is the actual location of the recycle bin. Attackers can recover (Restore) deleted files from the "recycle bin" and steal your work content. Therefore, remember to "Clear the recycle bin" before each operation ends and leaves the computer ".

Clear secrets in "running"

After you use "run" in the "Start" menu to run a program or open a file, the programs that have run in "run" and the paths and names of the opened files will be recorded, when you enter the "run" item next time, the items are displayed in the drop-down list box for selection. These records need to be cleared. You can clear these "records" by modifying the registry key. First, go to the Registry Editor through Regedit and find HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion assumerrunmru, the file name displayed in the "run" drop-down list is displayed in the right window. Select the program to be deleted with the mouse, and then select the "delete" item in the "edit" menu of the registry editing port, click "OK" and restart the computer.