Suppose you are using shared PCs and want to make your personal search history available in File Explorer. We have all seen that whenever you search for a file, it also searches within File Explorer. You have to disable the search history on Windows 11. Follow the following instructions step by step.
Disable File Explorer Search History
- Open the Windows Run Dialog Box and press Windows + R.
- Enter gpedit.msc and then hit enter; it will open the Local Group Policy Editor.
- Click the following to expand the options: User Configuration > Administrative Templates and then Windows Components
- On the right panel, click on ‘Turn off the display of recent search entries in the File Explorer Search Box’, and after that, a new option, opens.
- From there, select Enable, and then click Apply to confirm your action.
- That’s it!
This is the complete method successfully executed to turn off the search history for your Windows 11 File Explorer. It is only the best way to ensure details are kept private, and we would like to know your valuable opinion and feedback.