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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

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