Tweak XP not to show "Recent Documents"

You can tweak XP not to show Recent Documents. This will help with Privacy if computer is shared and with faster reboots.

Open your registry using regedit from start menu --> run.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoRecentDocsHistory'

User key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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System key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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Value Name: NoRecentDocsHistory
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Data Value: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

Exit your registry.

Restart for the changes to take effect.