How to Clear File Search History in Windows 7

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Windows 7 has a built in search bar in windows explorer. You can search anything direct from there. When you click on th search bar, it also shows previously typed search queries (MRU). These are also used in autocomplete search. But sometimes we want to clear some search term from the history. There is no direct way is gven to remove search queries from the search. So here is a way with the help of registry editor.

To clear the entire Search MRU History from the registry directly, use these steps:


1. Click Start, type Regedit.exe and press ENTER.


2. Navigate to the following branch:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> Microsoft --> Windows --> CurrentVersion --> Explorer --> WordWheelQuery


3. Right-click the WordWheelQuery branch and choose Delete


4. Exit the Registry Editor.

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