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Secure recent document lists

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Works with Windows 10 and 11

  • Windows only
  • Multiple actions
  • Impact: Medium
  • Batch (batchfile)
  • 2 scripts
  • No subcategories
  • Administrator rights required
  • Fully reversible

Overview

Community tested and stable—documentation will be improved.

How to secure recent document lists to keep your data private using digital data privacy enforcement on Windows? Read along, this script code facilitates the process of just that. In expanding this, this inventory provides an easy-to-follow breakdown of the procedure to reverse the changes.

Exploring new ideas is made safer and freer through secure privacy guardrail. Establish data handling maintenance preferences enhanced through this guide and pick one of the available choices. Follow the steps in the order they're written. Skipping around might create confusion later.

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Tips & Tricks

    Use with Caution

    This script is only recommended if you understand its implications.

    Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

    Reversible

    This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state.

    The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

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Choose one of two ways to apply:

Download script

Download and run the script directly
Direct application
Offline usage
Easy-to-apply

Privacy-Focused Protection

  • Advanced privacy protection for security-conscious users
  • May affect some non-essential features and services

How to download and run
  1. Download the script file by clicking on the  
    Apply protection
      button above.
  2. If warned by your browser, keep the file.
  3. Open the downloaded file.
  4. Once it's done, press any key to exit the window.
  5. Restart your computer for all changes to take affect.

Apply with privacy.sexy

Guided, automated application with safety checks
Recommended for most users
Includes safety checks
How to use privacy.sexy

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily with optionally more advanced options.

  1. Open or download the desktop application
  2. Search for the category name: Secure recent document lists.
  3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

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The guide below works together with this guide to protect your privacy.

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Choose what to protect based on your needs:

Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.

Disable history of recently opened documents

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Clear recently opened document history upon exit

Learn to clear recently opened document history upon exit on Windows with this specification to manage system data privacy safeguard effectively. Touching on this, steps for undo the modifications from this page are included in this publication. Data privacy assurance bridges the gap between technological advancement and personal data protection. Adopt these privacy configuration easily: apply the tweak as outlined in these instructions. Stay patient and take your time with each st...