Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

Video Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

The Run dialog box is considered to be the most basic key to opening the magic door of the Windows operating system. In the previous article, Download.com.vn showed you how to Check your network speed with the Ping command in the Run dialog box. So if you have used too many ping commands or other commands, look very confused, how to delete them? The following article will give you answers with extremely simple methods.


How to clear history in the Run dialog box for all versions of Windows

1. Use Registry Editor

Registry Editor is a powerful Windows editing tool at your disposal, but it's quite complex and confusing for those who aren't used to it; and it will be very harmful if you accidentally delete or change a wrong value in the Registry causing your operating system to fail. So follow these steps very carefully.

  • Open the Run dialog box by pressing the Windows logo key + R (or open start, type Run ), and then press Enter .

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • Type Regedit -> Enter to open Regedit window .

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • From the list displayed on the left, you open the following link:

Computer \ HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ RunMRU

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • At this point, in the right window you will see the command line entered in the Data column . Right-click on the command line you want to delete (click in the Name column ) and select Delete .

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • Windows will ask if you are sure you want to delete, select Yes . 

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

Note: Do not delete the [ Default ] and MRUlist lines because these are the two basic command lines created by Windows, if deleted they will cause errors. 

So you've deleted the command line is not needed in Run already. Please open the Run window again and check the results offline. This way of deleting is a bit of a hassle in the Registry search process, but in return it can be done in all versions of Windows and gives us the choice to choose the lines to delete rather than delete the whole like Other ways below.

2. Use CCleaner software

Download CCleaner

This way, you just need to download the latest CCleaner software and do some simple steps:

  • Open the software, select Custom Clean in the left side of the window -> Check Run (in start menu) in Windows Explorer -> Select Run Cleaner . 

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • The software will clean up the command line history in Run for you in a snap.


How to delete history in the Run dialog box for Windows 7

  • First, right-click on Start , then click Properties.

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • On the Start Menu tab, uncheck Store and display recently opened programs in the Start menu , then click Apply.

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • Check Store and display recently opened programs in the Start menu just now and click OK. 

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • That's it, the history in Run has been deleted.

How to clear history in the Run dialog box for Windows Vista

In Windows Vista, you can do the same steps as Windows 7. However, there is another very simple way that you can refer to the following:

  • Click Start and select Control Panel.

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • Click Network and Internet .

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • Select Internet Options .

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • On the General tab , click the Delete ... button in the Browsing History section .

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • The dialog box appears, tick the three lines of History , Download History and Form data . Then press Delete . So you have successfully deleted.

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

How to delete history in the Run dialog box for Windows 8, 8.1

  • You press Windows + I -> key combination and then select Change PC Settings in the right corner of the screen.
  • PC Settings window appears -> click Search and apps -> in the Search tab you look to the right with the Search history line -> click the Clear button there and you're done.

How to delete history in the Run dialog box for Windows 10

And finally, the way to make the latest version of Windows, Windows 10. The method is quite simple as follows:

  • Open My computer, or This PC in Windows 10 (or press the Windows + E icon key to open Windows Explorer ) and select File -> Change folder and search options .

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

  • Folder Option window appears, look in the General tab and check both Show Recently used files in Quick access and Show frequently used folders in Quick access . Then press the Clear button next to delete data. 

Ways to clear the history of the Windows Vista / 7 / 8.8.1 / 10 Run command

Open the Run window again and you'll see the command line history is empty. 

So Download.com.vn has shown you how to delete unused commands in the run dialog box on all popular versions of Windows already. Hope this tip can help you experience Windows better. See you in the next posts. 

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