Clearing the Documents Menu Automatically

The Documents Menu displays the last file and programs you used. You can clear item manually but only through editing

the Registry can you turn this off automatically. This can be useful on computers that are used by multiple people.
The same settings can be also used in NT 4.0

1. Set the properties on the Recycle Bin to delete files immediately.
2. Start Regedit
3. Go to HKey_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ User Shell Folders
4. Right click on the right panel
5. Select New / String Value
6. Rename it to Recent - Only if it is not already there
7. Give it the value of C:\RECYCLED
8. Set your Recycle bin to Automatically delete files
9. Log off and back on again.

Your Documents Menu should now be blank. This will be for all subsequent users who logon as well.