ClearRecentDocsOnExit

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0 0

Description

Deletes the contents of the Documents menu when the user logs off.

The Documents menu contains shortcuts to the non-program files the user opened most recently.

This entry stores the setting of the Clear history of recently opened documents on exit Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the registry and the system behaves as though the value is 0.

Value Meaning
0 (or not in registry) The policy is disabled or not configured. Shortcuts in the Documents menu are saved when the user logs off and available again when the user logs on.
1 The policy is enabled. The Documents menu is emptied when the user logs off.

You can use the Clear history of recently opened documents on exit policy, in coordination with the Remove Documents menu from Start Menu policy (NoRecentDocsMenu) and the Do not keep history of recently opened documents policy (NoRecentDocsHistory) to manage access to recently opened files. The system uses this entry only when neither of these related entries is set to 1.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Clear history of recently opened documents on exit policy (User Configuration\AdministrativeTemplates\Start Menu & Taskbar).

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For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.

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