Clear Recent Chrome DLs - I Think It's the Jump List


Alonzo Mosley

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When I open Chrome from the Start menu (i.e., Ctrl+Esc=>typing "Chrome"), it lists recent files I've downloaded. Even from "Incognito" mode.

I can't seem to replicate this behavior with Office programs (e.g., recently used files) or even Firefox.

I've gone into Personalization=>Start and turned off "Show recommended files in Start..." and "Show recommendations..." but they're still there. I've also gone into Windows Explorer Options and hit "Clear History" even though "Show recently used files" is turned OFF.

What am I missing?
 
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It clears the site history from Chrome, but the "recent files" still shows up in the Windows Start Menu (the red box in the pic).Screenshot 2025-07-22 162018.webp
 

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