windows 8.1 - How can I delete the jumplist cache?

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2014-04
  • DavidB

    I recently used PC Tools Registry Mechanic on my computer to clear recent history, and whenever you use the program to clear your history, it removes your jumplists until the program in question is opened to regenerate them.

    In the past, this has worked fine, but the last time I ran the program, the jumplists didn't come back for some of the programs. I am guessing that my jumplist cache is corrupt, but I don't know for sure.

    I would like to delete the cache if it exists. How can I do this?

    • Answers
  • Ramhound

    The simplest way would be to disable then enabled this functionality.

    Navigate to: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items and Select Taskbar and Navigation

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    Disable and Enable both privacy options.

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  • p.campbell

    I really like Windows 7's feature of jumplists. It's great at caching recently viewed/visited documents and sites for all kinds of applications. Bravo to the Windows 7 team for making this feature easy to use!

    How can a user turn off Windows 7's jumplist history for each application? This this case, I am looking at Windows Explorer on the Taskbar and its the recent activity on folders.

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    Question: Is there a way to prevent Windows 7 from caching the history of an application (like Windows Explorer) via the Taskbar without turning off the entire jumplist featureset?


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  • 8088

    This post suggests that you:

    Clearing the recent documents history clears the Jump Lists MRU as well. Use these steps:

    • Right-click on the Taskbar (Superbar) and choose Properties

    • In the Start Menu tab, uncheck the following option:

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    • Click Apply

    This clears the recent documents history and the Jump Lists MRU. The Pinned items are not cleared.

    I tried it out and it works for Explorer, but off course this will also go for all the other jump lists. Until I find a hack that does it, you will either have to disable everything or live with your relatives seeing where you've been ;-)

    Off course, you could disable the function and use someting like 7stack or JumpLauncher to create the jump list you want. Also making sure it only shows what you want!

    Or keep an eye out for the Windows 7 blog where they go into the details of the API. It shouldn't be long before you can hack the registry to get what you need.

  • subman

    Please have a look at my answer here...

    http://superuser.com/questions/51454/disable-recent-items-in-jump-lists-for-certain-programs/76227#76227

  • Diago

    There is no way to prevent Windows from storing the history as far as I can recall. There is also no way to selective enable or disable the Jump List as per the currently supported API.

    You can manage the number of items to display in the Jump List under the Taskbar and Start Menu control panel item, however this will be globally.

    Because Explorer is so integrated into Windows, I would imagine any registry edits or hacks to achieve this would cause some problems going forward.