How to clear the contents of the Win10 file manager home page to protect personal privacy

Win10 Technology Preview brings many new changes, such as a new desktop start menu, multi-desktop multitasking environment, and more. However, some of these changes are convenient for us, but also bring hidden dangers of revealing personal privacy, which can be described as a double-edged sword. For example, the new “homepage” button above the file manager, click this button, you can see the most frequently accessed folders, recently used files and favorites, etc., the most recent use of the file is unobstructed.

However, now we have an easy way to empty the contents of the home button. After clearing, when we click the "homepage" button again, it gives a prompt that this folder is empty & rdquo;. The specific process can be achieved through the registry. Of course, there may be some old bird friends who have already understood these settings, and only show them to some of the novice friends.

1. Local users need to run the Registry Editor as an administrator. You can search for “regedit” directly in the search interface, then right-click and select “Run as administrator”. Users who log in directly to the system administrator using Windows ID can open the “Run” window by clicking the “Windows logo key + R” dialog, then enter “ldedit” and press Enter.

2, expand the following path, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HomeFolder\\NameSpace\\DelegateFolders, there are 3 sub-items below the item, you can see in the key value on the right side. Corresponding meaning. Corresponding to the common folder, the most recently used files and the favorites.

Tip: You may feel that it is very difficult to open the registry every time, but we have a simpler way. Just select the content below, then select the copy through the shortcut menu, or press directly. Ctrl+C shortcut, then double-click the "vubs" file provided by us (click here to download the file) to open and locate the corresponding registry location.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HomeFolder\\NameSpace\\DelegateFolders

3. Before deleting, it is strongly recommended to save the registry first. To do this, right click on “HomeFolder” and select “Export” Then delete the three subkeys under the DelegateFolders item.

4. Now reopen the Windows File Manager and click on the “Home” button to see if it has been emptied. To restore is also very simple, simply double-click the previously exported reg file, and then determine the import registry information.

You can also simply modify it into a reg file, as long as you just add the connector before the sub-item you want to delete in the reg file you just saved, you can change it, for example.