You will notice that on your start menu in Vista it shows all your links to major programs etc, but it also shows recently opened files and programs. Personally I have used this very often when I log back onto my computer and want to re-start whatever I was doing quickly, but only I use this computer.

If you are running a PC with other people and do not want them to see what you have been up to you may want to disable this feature. To disable the ‘latest’ list on your start menu just do this;

  • Right click your taskbar and click properties
  • Select the start menu tab
  • Uncheck store and display a list of recently opened files
  • Uncheck store and display a list of recently opened programs
  • Select apply and OK
Disable list from start menu