Delete Internet search history in Windows.
If you search the Internet by using the Search form the Start menu, Windows will save the queries you entered in the registry. You can delete the history of your searches from the registry.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
You can use windows search from start menu to search the internet. To do that, go start > search and choose search the internet. You can search the internet for a specific topic. In such case, windows will save the queries you enter in the registry. By using his tweak you are able to delete the history of your searches from the registry. For this go to start > run and enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Delete all numeric entries like 000, 001, 002 etc., in the right panel. The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
You can use windows search from start menu to search the internet. To do that, go start > search and choose search the internet. You can search the internet for a specific topic. In such case, windows will save the queries you enter in the registry. By using his tweak you are able to delete the history of your searches from the registry. For this go to start > run and enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Delete all numeric entries like 000, 001, 002 etc., in the right panel. The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru\5001\]</b>, in the open area right-click on "ID" (where ID=000 to N integer value) and click on 'Delete'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru\5001\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: ID
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Action Type: Deleted
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