How to clear the Most Recently Used List (MRU)

Most Recently Used or MRU is a list of frequently used programs or files that were opened in the Windows operating system are stored in the Windows Registry. You will also often see it from the drop down menu of any program. For example if you open Windows Run, you will see the tool recently used in the drop down menu.

This current tools are very useful. On the other hand, when these tools are very useful to open applications or files that are used frequently. These tools may also be causing the problem of security or privacy. The same thing also happened in the address bar of your Internet Explorer browser. You will see a list of the most frequently visited sites. If you are less like with this, WinPoin will give you the following tutorials how to remove all of the list of Most Recently Used or MRU.

How To Clear The Most Recently Used List (MRU)

MRU tools can reveal information such as the name and location of the last file you open, almost any type of file and the information is stored in the Windows Registry. By looking at these MRU lists, one can determine the files that you have open. In addition in many cases, the list is displayed in the drop down menu of the program.

To clear the MRU list in the Windows Run, you need to open Windows Registry beforehand. Here's how by pressing Win + R, type Regedit and press Enter.

Then open the key with the address as below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

From here you delete all key except Default key to clear the MRU of Windows Run.kk

You can remove all MRU from certain programs from registry key located below.

For the computer are stored in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FindComputerMRU

For the files are stored in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU

Printer Port:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\PrnPortsMRU

Explorer Stream:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StreamMRU

Alternatively, you can use third-party software. Many freeware that can remove the MRU list, you can use freeware like the MRU Blaster. These tools can remove all traces of usage on your computer on your Windows PC, including Windows Explorer 8, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio etc. Can find and remove over 30,000 MRU lists to. 

These tools are simple and easy to use. You just simply download and install, then stay running. Settingm panel you can set preferences. When finished, you live click Scan to get results. Delete all results to clear the MRU.

That's how to remove a list of MRU in Windows. In this way your privacy remains awake, people will not know the file or program that you have just open.