Disable Activity History
Last Updated: 2024-08-07
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Description
This erases recent docs, clipboard, and run history.
Preview Code
{
"Content": "Disable Activity History",
"Description": "This erases recent docs, clipboard, and run history.",
"category": "Essential Tweaks",
"panel": "1",
"Order": "a005_",
"registry": [
{
"Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\System",
"Name": "EnableActivityFeed",
"Type": "DWord",
"Value": "0",
"OriginalValue": "1"
},
{
"Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\System",
"Name": "PublishUserActivities",
"Type": "DWord",
"Value": "0",
"OriginalValue": "1"
},
{
"Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\System",
"Name": "UploadUserActivities",
"Type": "DWord",
"Value": "0",
"OriginalValue": "1"
}
],
"link": "https://christitustech.github.io/Winutil/dev/tweaks/Essential-Tweaks/AH"
}Registry Changes
Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.
You can find information about the registry on Wikipedia and Microsoft’s Website.
Registry Key: EnableActivityFeed
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 0
Registry Key: PublishUserActivities
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 0
Registry Key: UploadUserActivities
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 0