1. Windows Clear Run History Windows 10

Many of my customers would rather not edit the Windows registry to remove these individual entries, so I setup a VBScript that you can download and run to delete individual commands from this list. Follow these instructions to download and use this program to clear unwanted entries from the Run Command history. Fortunately Run Command History and History also erase all or some of them very convenient. To clean or delete run history in windows 10 follow these steps. First, open the Registry Editor. Press Win + R to bring out Run dialog box. Then type regedit and hit Enter key. From Windows XP to Windows 10 there is no specific option to Clear Run history. In this Windows 10 Tutorial, you will learn to Clear the Run History dialog box using Registry Editor tweaks.

Windows Explorer or File Explorer keeps track of all recently opened files and folders. The newly introduced Quick Access, which is a part of Windows 10 File Explorer, displays recently opened files and frequently opened folders.

The jump list of File Explorer’s button (jump list appears when you right-click on File Explorer’s icon on the taskbar) in the taskbar displays frequently accessed folders so that you can access frequently opened folders without having to navigate to their original location. The File Explorer also saves searches made using File Explorer as well as your address bar entries.

Windows Clear Run History Windows 10

If you share your PC with others and are really serious about the privacy, at times, after accessing some files and folders, you might want to clear File Explorer history to avoid others from knowing your recently accessed files and folders.

While you can always use third-party tools like CCleaner for Windows 10, you can clear File Explorer history without the help of third-party tools. Yes, there is an option in Windows 10 to clear File Explorer history with ease.

When you clear File Explorer’s history, it clears File Explorer’s jump list history (both taskbar and Start menu), File Explorer address bar history, Quick Access history, and Run command box history. However, it doesn’t clear the search box history.

Delete File Explorer history in Windows 10

Complete the given below directions to clear File Explorer or Windows Explorer history in Windows 10.

Step 1: Launch File Explorer by clicking its icon on the taskbar or in the left-side of the Start menu.

Step 2: Click File menu, and then click Change folder and search options to open Folder Options.

Note that you might see only Options instead of Change folder and search options when you click the File menu. The Options entry appears if you have selected a file or folder while clicking the File menu.

Step 3: Under the General tab of Folder Options, there is a section called Privacy. Under Privacy section, click the button labelled Clear to clear File Explorer history as well as Quick Access history in Windows 10.

Good luck!

The Windows 10 Timeline feature tracks everything you do on your PC i.e. apps you open, files you had accessed etc. All the data is stored on your Windows 10 PC, and with Microsoft under your account. This makes it easy to access them back, and start working from your left. This is known as Activity History.

Activity History in Windows 10

Keeping Windows 10 Privacy in mind, Microsoft offers you to manage your activity history, and restrict the Windows 10 PC to keep the track. Just before we start, there are few things you should know about Timeline and Activity History:

• It collects activities from the PC you are using.
• It can sync your activities from this PC to cloud.
• You can access this history when you switch PC

All these are linked with the Microsoft Account you sign in to the PCs.

To manage everything, go to Settings > Privacy > Activity History.

How to remove your account from Activity History

Under Activity History, look for the section which lists all the accounts available on that PC. There is a toggle button, choose to turn it off. Windows 10 will not track any activity and create a timeline for that account.

Prevent Windows 10 from sharing Activity History data

To prevent Windows 10 v1809 from sharing Activity History data, you need to do the following:

• Open Settings > Privacy > Activity history > Uncheck ‘Send my activity history’.
• Open Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback > Set ‘Diagnostic data’ to Basic.

Read: How to disable Windows 10 Active History permanently using REGEDIT or GPEDIT.

How to clear Activity History from Windows 10 PC

Under section Clear Activity History, you can choose to clear history for your account. To manage & clear all your history, click on the link which says “Manage my Microsoft Account activity data”. This will take you to the Microsoft Privacy website which may ask you to sign-in. Once you are into your account, switch to activity history page.

Here you can see the collected data based on Apps, and Services, Voice, Search, Browse, Media, and locations. That said, you can always go to Microsoft’s Privacy Settings for your account, and directly do it from there even when you are not on your PC. The Privacy Section of your Microsoft Account can be accessed by following this link.

Microsoft has clearly said here that the info that appears on that page represents the most relevant personal data that they save with your MS account to help make your experience with products, and services better. So if you use Timeline, and have multiple PCs it actually delivers a great experience.

Since this page is related to you, the data is visible only to you, and you can clear it anytime you want by selecting a data type from the filters available on the page. The Privacy Dashboard also offers you to download your data, access Cortana’s notebook, change ad settings, and so on.

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