How To Clear Windows Run History

Many of us use windows run prompt for various reasons. There are certain applications that can be opened through command prompt only. Most people use run command prompt with commands like regedit, temp, %temp%, cmd, explorer.exe etc. But once you enter a command, it gets stored there and can be seen by anyone who uses that computer.
Few of us don’t like to reveal their using history to others. And hence they get annoyed to see those command coming out each time they open run command prompt. Checkout the below screenshot.

In fact there are two ways to remove those pre typed commands. We can either use system registry to clear them or there are third party softwares available to perform this. Lets know the steps.

Clear Windows Run Via Registry :

1. Go to START –> RUN –> Type Regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\RunMRU\
3. On the right hand side you can notice few registry values. (DO NOT change any value anywhere. Your computer might stop working.)

4. Double click the MRUList and delete everything from the value data box.

5. And this will delete everything from your run prompt. Your run prompt should look like unused and fresh now.

Clear Windows Run History With MRU Blaster:

Firstly I want to recommend you NOT to play with registry editor. One small mistake can make you to format your computer. But here, MRU Blaster takes care of everything. It not only removes recent run prompt history, but it also deletes all recently opened files. It respects your privacy. Now lets know how to perform this trick.
1. Download MRU Blaster here.
2. Install it and then run it.

3. Now click on Scan and then Clean Now to clean the windows run history permanently.

4. You can use MRU Blaster to clean various windows history. It’s a very useful tool for your online and offline security. It can clear several windows history like:

• Urls typed on Internet Explorer
• Google Toolbar history
• Microsoft Office recent folders history
• Windows UserAssist MRUs
• Windows Regedit MRUs
• WordPerfect MRU lists
• Corel presentation MRU lists
• Windows office MRU items
• Windows stream MRU
• Windows recent folders history
• Customize notifications past history
• Windows network items

and a lots of other options. Check out it’s screenshot from options page.

Well, this handy tool comes in a small packet, but it does a loads of job. Now, you need not to worry about your windows history items. You can delete them and protect your privacy with the above mentioned steps.