Solved How do I stop recently opened programs sticking to the start menu?

jloc

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Hi, I like a clean start menu and the only thing I have on it is Mozilla Firefox. Whenever I open a program, it automatically appears on it and I have to manually remove it, it's really annoying. Is there any way of stopping things automatically going there?

Here's an example;

I have Mozilla Firefox at the top and nothing else, when I open WinRar, it automatically goes there and I have to remove it.
 

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right-click start button/orb >> properties >> customize>> number of recent programs to display

*edit* dwarf got there first
 

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Thank you :)

right-click start button/orb >> properties >> customize>> number of recent programs to display
*edit* dwarf got there first

LOL, you're not have any luck today are you? I'd +rep you but I have to spread some around :mad:
 

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don't worry about it, jloc :)

give it to dwarf instead, he's real close to his next medal :cool:
 

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mickey megabyte 1234
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ultimate 64 sp1
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i5 2500K [email protected]
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MSI P67A-GD53
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8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card(s)
amd hd6950
Sound Card
creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung 24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
PSU
antec 550
Case
antec three hundred
Cooling
i'm a cooling fan
Keyboard
saitek eclipse ii
Mouse
logitech g3
Internet Speed
about 4 Mbps
Other Info
i love win7

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard
Asus P5LP-LE (Emery)
Memory
3x512mb 1x1GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Sound Card
Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7
Monitor(s) Displays
Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 70 Hz
Hard Drives
1TB WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device
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Hewlett Packard Wireless Ergo
Mouse
Logitech USB Wheel Mouse
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20mbps Download - 2mbps Upload
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Windows Defender - Malwarebytes Anti Malware
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Google Chrome
You're welcome, James. :)
 

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Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
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ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
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Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
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XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
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Gigabyte IF233
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1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
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Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
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Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
Internet Speed
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Antivirus
Avast! 8.0.1497
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IE 11
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Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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