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Recent Programs - Enable or Disable

How to Enable or Disable Recent Programs in Windows 7
Published by Brink
10-27-2009
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How to Enable or Disable Recent Programs in Windows 7

Information
This will show you how to enable or disable the Recent Programs feature for all users on the computer by turning user tracking on or off in Windows 7. By default, Recent Programs is enabled and turned on in Windows 7.
Note
When Recent Programs is disabled, it will not prevent users from pinning programs to the Start Menu or Taskbar.
Warning
Even if you enable Recent Programs, it still must be turned on to work.
RELATED LINKS: EXAMPLE: Recent Programs Enabled and Disable in Start Menu
NOTE: When disabled, you will notice the the Store and display recently opened programs in the Start Menu option is grayed out it Start Menu Properties.
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OPTION ONE:
Through a Download
1. To Disable Recent Programs -
A) Click on the Download button below to download the
Disable_Recent_Programs.zip file below.
download
B) Go to step 3.
2. To Enable Recent Programs -
A) Click on the Download button below to download the
Enable_Recent_Programs.zip file below.
download
3. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

4. Open the .zip file and extract the .reg file to the desktop.

5. Right click the .reg file (On Desktop) and click on Merge.

6. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

7. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.

8. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg and .zip files on the desktop if you like.


OPTION TWO:
Through the Local Group Policy Editor
1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane, click on the arrow to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, then click on Start Menu and Taskbar. (See screenshot below)
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3. In the right pane, right click on Turn off user tracking and click on Edit. (See screenshot above)

4. To Enable Recent Programs -
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled. (See screenshot below step 6)

B) Go to step 6.
5. To Disable Recent Programs -
A) Select (dot) Enabled. (See screenshot below step 6)
6. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)
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7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor. (See screenshot below step 2)
That's it,
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