hi there, could sombody please tell me how to delete old searches from the search box in windows explorer? i used the search box 3 or 4 days ago to find a couple of files which windows explorer found for me but now when i click on the search box they are
still there, i know it sounds a bit petty but it just bugs me that i cant clear them. thanks in advance.
To delete all the Windows Explorer searches, go to the Windows Orb (Start), type regedit, press Enter and in the left pane navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\WordWheelQuery. Right click on WordWheelQuery and
click Delete. The key will be recreated next time you ‘do’ a search’.
It is prudent to make a backup of the registry or create a system restore point before making any registry changes.
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