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The Document Menu
Security & Privacy concern to be aware of

Located in the <Start> menu, the <Documents> menu is a mixed blessing. It provides short-cuts to your most recently opened files and programs, allowing you to access them again quickly. But it's also an easy way for other people to see what you've been working on (or not!) at a glance.

If you're working on sensitive and private documents, you may want to occasionally clear the <Documents> menu.

To clear the <Documents> menu:

• select or single-click on <Start> with the left mouse button,
  
  
• next, select <Settings> or hover the mouse pointer over <Settings>
  
  
• when the <Settings> menu opens, select or single-click on <Taskbar & Start Menu>
  
  
• the <Taskbar Properties> window opens
  
  
• select or single-click on the tab marked <Start Menu Programs>
  
  
• under the <Documents Menu> section, select or single-click on <Clear>, and then select or single-click <OK>

when you check your <Documents> menu now, you'll have cleared all traces of your recent work.

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