How do you make one of your "recent documents" not show up?

Question

I have people use my computer and I do not want certain files showing up in my recent documents thing on the start menu. How do I flush them out or delete one particular one from showing up? I have tried opening random files and stuff but it doesnt always flush out the old ones.

Answer 1

Right click on the bottom tool bar of your desktop screen.
Go to properties
Go to start menu
Go to the "Customize" button
Go to clear list

Click on clear list, while you're here you can set the # of programs your computer will save here .
Put it on zero and you won't need to worry about it again.

Answer 2

Clear the history of recently used files

On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.

Clear the Recently used file list check box, and then click OK.
The list of recently used files is cleared, and no history of your file usage is kept. To start a new history of recently used files, do the following:

On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.

Select the Recently used file list check box, and then click OK.

Answer 3

When you are in the recent docs list, hold the pointer over the ones you do not want on there anymore and right click it, it should give a delete option.

Answer 4

Right-click your “start” button and go to “properties” and then your advanced tab and you will see there a place to clear out your most recent documents.

Answer 5

got some porn you dont want people to see

hold your mouse over the file right click it and click delete

Answer 6

Go to the file in my docs or wherever it is,right click and delete it.

Answer 7

CLear it totally out in the tools section. Clear all sections out