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Delete Files From The Recent File List In Windows
This tip requires a change to the Windows Registry. Please see the MSFN Guide "Backup Your Registry" if
you are new to the Windows Registry.
Windows Media Player (WMP) is a built-in application that allows you to play multimedia files. Like many
other applications, WMP remembers the most
recently played files and displays them in the Recent File List under the File menu. This feature is useful
if you regularly play certain files, but you may
want to clear the list if you share the computer and a user account or create archives and CDs.
There are two ways you can clear the list:
1. The ClearMRU.exe Utility is available for free in the Windows Media Player Bonus Pack from Microsoft, but Microsoft does not support this tool.
2.You can also manually delete the list through the Windows Registry:
1. Start the Windows Registry Editor, regedit.exe, by typing regedit in the
Windows Run Command Line.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player
\RecentFileList.
3. Delete the RecentFileList subkey.
4. If you've also streamed content from the Internet, you can delete the
RecentURLList subkey.
5. Exit the Registry Editor.
6. Restart the computer.
To keep certain files in the list, don't delete the entire key. Deleting individual
entries within the key willget rid of the files thatyou no longer want in the
Recent File List.