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Clear Windows History
Every time you surf the Internet or work offline, Windows saves information about your activity.
Windows keeps tracks of your computer activity in order to provide a more pleasant computer experience. But those history tracks can compromise your privacy and provide a way for others to view what you have been doing, searching, downloading, running, saving, what documents and files you have just opened etc.
Clear All History - clear Windows history in seconds!
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Advanced Clear History software - Clear All History
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 advanced scheduler to clear history entries automatically
shredder option
clear the history entries in Internet Explorer, MSN Explorer
clear the history entries in Firefox
clear the history entries in AOL Explorer
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clear the history entries in Maxthon (MyIE2)
clear the history entries in Safari
clear history entries in Opera
clear history entries in Netscape
clear history entries in Mozilla
clear search history, address bar history, AutoComplete
delete index.dat files
clear cache, cookies, passwords
clear Google search history, Yahoo search history
clear Toolbar search history (Google Toolbar, Yahoo Toolbar, MSN Toolbar)
empty Windows Temporary Folders
clear Recently documents and recent Items
clear Windows Run History, Search history, open programs history
clear Windows Media Player history
clear history tracks (Most Recently Used list) in Microsoft Office programs
clear Google Desktop
clear Skype history
clear recent open/save files list
clear page file (swap file)
clear Clipboard and more...
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What history tracks are stored by Windows
Windows Temporary Folders (Temporary files directory)
Windows temporary directory (Temp folders) stores Windows and other programs temporary files. This directory can become cluttered and contain files from programs you no longer have installed or files which may violate your privacy.
- You may clear Windows Temporary Folders manually. Temp directory (Temporary files directory) for the current user is usually located in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Temp and Temp sub-directory in the directory where Windows is installed (a typical path is C:\WINNT).
- Using special software Clear All History you may easily clear Windows Temporary files directory for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000. Depending on your needs you may clear Windows Temporary files immediately or you may clear Temporary Folders directory automatically using advanced scheduler
Recent documents list
Windows keeps a record of every document that you open on your computer and stores them in a list. Originally created to make finding files more convenient, Recent documents list can be easily accessed from the Start menu (click on 'Start', then 'Documents'). But this also means that anyone who has access to your computer can see this list and directly link to any of the items that you've opened.
- Using Clear All History you can easily clear Recent Documents list located in the Start menu or you can simply disable Recently used documents from access without deleting the list of recently used documents.
Clear All History supports Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98
- To clear Recent Documents history on Windows XP manually
• Right-clicking the Start button and choose "Properties".
• Then click "Customize".
• Click the "Advanced" tab
• Click "Clear List" and then click "OK".
Note: This action does not delete documents from the computer.
To show Recent Documents (most recently used documents) for Windows XP (start menu) manually
• Right-clicking 'Start' button and choose 'Properties'.
• Open 'Start menu' tab.
• Click 'Customize'.
• Click the "Advanced" tab
• Select 'List my most recently opened documents' check box.
• Click "OK".
Note: next time you click 'Start' button, you'll be able to see Recent Documents folder is on the Start menu.
To clear My Recent Documents list for Windows 2000 manually
• Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar & Start Menu.
• Click the Advanced tab.
• In Customize Start menu, click Clear.
To clear Recent Documents history for Windows Vista manually
• Right-clicking the Start button and choose "Properties".
• Then click "Customize".
• Click the "Advanced" tab
• Click "Clear List" and then click "OK".
Windows Run History (Open programs history - also known as Windows Explorer UserAssist Data) - every time you open a program from the Start Menu, the date and number of times you used it is stored in an encrypted database. If you don't clear UserAssist data, it can compromise your privacy and security and increase the number of entries in the registry slowing Windows down.
Using Clear All History you can easily clear 'Start Menu' open programs history (Windows Explorer UserAssist Data).
Windows Vista Run history
Windows Vista Start Menu contains a list of recently run programs (Vista Recent run list) which will be shown once Start button is clicked. Whenever users run program, Vista will keep tracks of this information and build a list of recently run applications and rank them according how frequently the program has been accessed and used. This recently and frequently run programs list provides users with easy to access shortcut to quickly open and run programs.
Generally, Windows Vista Start Menu contains by default 9 recently run programs.
To clear Run history on Start menu on Windows Vista (Classic Start Menu):
• Click 'Start' button.
• Select 'Settings'.
• Select 'Taskbar and Start Menu Properties'.
• Open 'Start menu' tab.
• Click 'Customize'.
• To clear recently run programs click 'Clear' button.
• Click 'OK' to clear Start menu run history.
Using Clear All History you can clear Vista Run history with one click or you can set scheduler to clear recent run programs list automatically.
Windows XP Run history
To clear Run history on Start menu on Windows XP (Classic Start Menu)
• Right-click on 'Start' button.
• Select 'Properties'.
• Open 'Start menu' tab.
• Click 'Customize'.
• To clear recently run programs click 'Clear' button.
• Click 'OK' to clear Start menu run history.
Using Clear All History you can clear Windows Run programs list from Start menu with one click or you can set scheduler to clear recent run programs list automatically.
'Windows 'Run command' history - Windows saves a list of programs you type in 'Run' dialog box.
'Run command' historycan be easily accessed under the Windows 'Start' -> 'Run'.
To protect your privacy, you can clear run history
To clear Run command history:
• Click 'Start' button.
• Select 'Run'.
• Start the registry editor (regedit.exe) - in the text field type regedit and press 'Enter'
• Navigate to RunMRU
On the right panel you will see the list of programs that you have run using 'Run' command.
• Right-click on the program you want to delete and click 'Delete' or select Edit -> Delete.
• Click Yes for confirmation.
• Close the registry editor.
Note: You will need to restart your computer to apply changes.
Attention! Do not edit any registry entries unless you are certain that you know what you are doing as you can potentially corrupt your operating system.
Windows Search "Files & Folders" History
When you use "Search" option in the Start Menu, Windows keeps a list of the last files you searched for and the items you searched for in those files. And this search history will be visible to anyone who begins a new search. Windows "Files & Folders" search history can be easily seen if you open the "Search results" window (Start -> Search -> Files & Folders). Even if this information isn't shown in the "Search results" window, it is kept in a Windows registry and can be easily viewed.
Windows Search "Computers" History
After you have searched for an item using Windows Explorer, Windows will automatically keep a record of the search. And this search history will be visible to anyone who begins a new search. "Computers" search history can be seen if you open the Search results window (Start menu -> Search -> Computers). Even if this information isn't shown in the "Search results" windows, it is kept in a Windows registry and can be easily viewed. You can erase Windows Search "Computers" History manually or using Clear All History.
Pagefile - pagefile (swap files) is a space on the hard disk used as the virtual memory extension of computer RAM. While working on PC, you use different programs - so page file (swap file) may contain sensitive or confidential information, some applications may store "clear" passwords. To protect your privacy you may want to clear swap file (page file) so nobody could see your data in the swap file.
Clipboard data
The Clipboard is a temporary storage area for information that you have copied or moved from one place and plan to use somewhere else. We often use copy/paste commands while working with logins, passwords, credit card numbers and other secure information. But Clipboard information can be easily seen by anyone who can access your computer or by the web sites you visit. Using Clear All History you can protect your privacy by erasing your Clipboard. Using "Clear Clipboard (buffer) after paste with Ctrl+V and/or Shift+Ins" feature you can completely erase any information from the Clipboard after paste with Ctrl+V and/or Shift+Ins
Recycle Bin - if you delete a file, this file is moved into the Recycle Bin (not deleted from your computer at all) and can be simply restored from the Recycle Bin.
View preferences for desktop and windows you opened (Streams and StreamMRU) - Windows stores up to 28 entries containing view preferences for the desktop and windows that you open in a most-recently-used (MRU) list. When you close a window, the view preferences (size, location) for each window are saved in a subkey of the Streams key. When the desktop or one of the windows is no longer included in the MRU list, the desktop or a window uses the default settings the next time the desktop or a window is refreshed. When you make changes to the desktop or a window, the view preferences for the desktop or a window are moved to the top of the MRU list.
Recent open/save files list (ComDlg32/OpenSaveMRU and ComDlg32/LastVisitedMRU) - most applications use the Windows-provided dialogs for open/save operations. The CommonDialog control provides a standard set of dialog boxes for operations such as opening and saving files, setting print options, and selecting colors and fonts. The ComDlg32 control which is used in many applications saves its own set of history information separate from other Windows history.
Every time you open/save a file Windows keeps a record of this activity - Windows records the names of files that you open or save. So, very often when you choose "open" or "save" item from application's file menu, Windows displays a drop-down list of your most recently used files or opens the certain directory. Even if these names are not shown in the file open/save dialog of particular application, they are kept in a Windows registry and can be viewed.
To protect your privacy, you can erase these computer history tracks manually or using Clear All History.
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Clear History FAQ
• How to clear visited sites history in Firefox 1.x
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Options".
• Select "Privacy".
• Open "History" tab and click "Clear Browsing history now".
• Click OK.
In "History" tab you can specify how long you want Firefox to remember what web sites you visited.
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