Recent

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Recent

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Data type Range Default value

REG_EXPAND_SZ

Path

%USERPROFILE%\Recent

Description

Stores the path to the folder containing the names of the documents that the user opened most recently.

These items appear in the Documents menu on the user's Start menu. You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped drive in the value of this entry.

Note

  • The %USERPROFILE% variable represents the path to the user's Profiles folder. The default is Systemroot\Documents and Settings\username.