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How do I clear Recent Files hyperlink list in Word 2016?
If you do Ctrl+K in Microsoft Word 2016 you get an Insert Hyperlink dialog box. There are 3 tabs to get sources for hyperlinks. These are Current Folder, Browsed Pages, and Recent Files.
Current Folder shows the files in the current folder.
Browsed Pages shows the Internet Explorer browsing history (and can easily be cleared from IE's options menu).
Recent Files is the section that has entries that I have no idea how to clear. It's not connected to IE's browsing history. I don't know what the source is for this list (is it in a file? or a registry entry? or maybe even hidden as an alternate data stream?), but would like to know so that I can clear it. Being able to clear this would help to increase my computer privacy. If a hacker got a hold of this list, they could know what files I've been accessing on my computer.