How can I clear Visual Studio 2019 file MRU?

Question

I want to clean-up my project MRU list in Visual Studio 2019.

From what I learned, I need to manually load the VS2019 hive, located at C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\16.0_04abf264\privateregistry.bin and edit the Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\__\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\16.0_04abf264\MRUItems key therein:

However, even after I removed each and every item from any of the above mentioned lists (as you can see from the screenshot), when I unload the hive and start Visual Studio 2019, all the MRU items are back again:

What am I doing wrong? How can I manually erase the project MRU list?

Answer 1

Hi AxD,

You can install this extension: Clear Recent, which can help you clear history quickly.

Best Regards,
Dylan

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