If you use shared or public computer, you might choose to clear the programs history periodically, but that doesn’t delete the items from your computer. It should be always taken into account that cleaning items in the start menu and jump list doesn’t necessarily unpin the pinned items. If you have to subject yourself to certain procedures for that.
How to clear the list
If you want to clear the lists initially open the taskbar and start menu properties by clicking the start button, followed by clicking control panel, appearance and personalization and eventually clicking the taskbar and start menu.
Then click the start menu tab to either prevent recently opened programs from appearing from the start menu or to create the recently opened files in the jump list on the taskbar and start menu. To prevent the recently opened items one has to clear the store and display recently opened programs in the start menu check box. While to clean the recently opened files in the jump lists you have to clean the store and display recently opened items in the start menu and the taskbar checkbox. Click OK after that.
In order to begin showcasing the recently opened programs and files again, you just got to select the check boxes and click OK.
It must also be mentioned over here that some programs display useful tasks in the jump list, which in turn cannot be added or removed.
How to perform the task
In order to clear the lists on the taskbar and the notification area the order that one must follow are the following steps.
You should begin with opening the taskbar and Start menu properties by clicking the start button. You must then click on the control panel. Following that you must click on the Appearance and personalization button. After that you must click on the taskbar and start menu.
After you have performed the above functions then you must do one of the following operations you must click ok. In order to prevent recently opened programs from appearing in the start menu. You must clear the store and display recently opened programs in the start menu, check box.
In order to begin displaying the recently opened programs and files again select the check boxes and clicks ok. Some programs display useful tasks on their jump list. Tasks on a jump list cannot be removed or added.
The following step taken to clear the recently opened files in the jump lists of the taskbar and start menu. You should clear the store and display recently opened items in the start menu and the taskbar Checkbox.
