Clear the search arguments list from Search Results window.

This setting allows you to clear the drop-down list created while trying to find a file or folder.

Level: Recommended For Novice Users

Description:
Windows keeps record of whatever you do on the system like the files you looked for on your computer. The search results window shows a list, as drop-down, of all the arguments searched in your computer. It notes down the search argument name in most recently used list, which could be the name of a specific file, file names beginning with known characters, or even all the available files of a particular format. This setting allows you to clear the given list. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. When in filesnamedmru folder, select all the values in the right-pane and press delete. It will delete the list of all searches conducted from find dialog box. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: this setting works when the search is carried out using windows classic search. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.