This page will show you how to clear the recent files in the file explorer in Windows 11, 10, and 8.1. This is a helpful way of removing your File Explorer history, as it can become quite crowded.

Keep in mind that removing quick access doesn't clear the File Explorer history, as such this is a good time to disable Show recently used files in Quick access and Show frequently used folders in ...

Open the files you selected and click Continue at the icon to delete those files (Figure F). Figure F As an alternative, open File Explorer and drag the files you want to remove onto the Freeraser ...

Quick access gives you faster navigation to your most frequent folders and files, and here's how to customize the feature on Windows 10.