How to Clear the Run History

If you are someone who uses the run command (located off the Start Menu), you’ll notice that you have a run history or run list. These are commands or paths that you have previously typed in. The run history eliminates the need for you to type in a command or path that you typed in previous. It’s similar to the auto-complete feature in Internet Explorer.

So how do you get rid of the run history? you can edit the registry and delete the entries manually. To do so:

The Run history is stored in the registry in location HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU as a series of values a-z. To delete an entry from the run menu perform the following:

1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2. Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU
3. Select the entry you wish to remove, e.g. h
4. Press the Del key (or select Edit - Delete) and click Yes to the confirmation
5. Double click the MRUList value and remove the letter you just deleted. Click OK to save the change
6. Close the registry editor

Also, you can use PC Washer to do that:

1. Start PC Washer and click "Start Wash".
2. Check "Windows & Applications Privacy Scan".
3. Click "scan".
4. After the scan process finished, click "remove".
5. Done. PC Washer can also clear the recent documents file list in start menu, clear the history in Windows Media Player and more.

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