From the ancient Windows 95 to the latest one Windows seven, Start menu have the very tredional structure regarding the list of last opened files under the recently opened files section. This can be a great convenience to you if you frequently open the same files thus saving your valuable time time from traversing to the actual file locations.

But on a public computer this can make you feel uncomfortable as others will be able to see the list of all files and applications opened by the previous user. This is not the way you finally would like to let windows display. Fortunately, there is a simple way in which Windows can be instructed, not to save the list of recently opened files. Follow the simplw procedures to make the task done

– On the Taskbar, right click and select properties

–  In the ‘Taskbar and Startmenu properties’ window, click on Startmenu tab

–  Click on Customize then advanced… there you can find the option as Recent Document clear the check box (or in some systems You will find a small block named ‘Privacy’ which has two check boxes. Clear both the check boxes and click OK.)

Windows will no more store the files and applications opened by users and thus you have enhanced privacy on public machines.