This tip requires a change to the Windows Registry . Please see the MSFN Guide "Backup Your Registry" if you are new to the Windows Registry .
Windows Media Player ( WMP ) is a built-in application that allows you to play multimedia files . Like many other applications , WMP remembers the most recently played files and displays them in the Recent File List under the File menu . This feature is useful if you regularly play certain files , but you may want to clear the list if you share the computer and a user account or create archives and CDs .
There are two ways you can clear the list :
The ClearMRU .exe Utility is available for free in the Windows Media Player Bonus Pack from Microsoft , but Microsoft does not support this tool .
You can also manually delete the list through the Windows Registry :
Start the Windows Registry Editor , regedit .exe , by typing regedit in the Windows Run Command Line .
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER|Software|Microsoft|MediaPlayer|Player|RecentFileList .
Delete the RecentFileList subkey .
If you've also streamed content from the Internet , you can delete the RecentURLList subkey .
Exit the
Registry Editor .
Restart the computer .
To keep certain files in the list , don't delete the entire key . Deleting individual entries within the key will get rid of the files that you no longer want in the Recent File List .
Thst's it .
Windows Media Player ( WMP ) is a built-in application that allows you to play multimedia files . Like many other applications , WMP remembers the most recently played files and displays them in the Recent File List under the File menu . This feature is useful if you regularly play certain files , but you may want to clear the list if you share the computer and a user account or create archives and CDs .
There are two ways you can clear the list :
The ClearMRU .exe Utility is available for free in the Windows Media Player Bonus Pack from Microsoft , but Microsoft does not support this tool .
You can also manually delete the list through the Windows Registry :
Start the Windows Registry Editor , regedit .exe , by typing regedit in the Windows Run Command Line .
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER|Software|Microsoft|MediaPlayer|Player|RecentFileList .
Delete the RecentFileList subkey .
If you've also streamed content from the Internet , you can delete the RecentURLList subkey .
Exit the
Registry Editor .
Restart the computer .
To keep certain files in the list , don't delete the entire key . Deleting individual entries within the key will get rid of the files that you no longer want in the Recent File List .
Thst's it .