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I want to clear the list of projects on the start page...how do I do this? I know I can track it down in the registry, but is there an approved route to go?
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To remove a single project from Recent Projects list you can right click on the project and select remove. (The screenshot is in Italian, but it's clear.) Have to restart visual studio to get it removed from the file -> recent project list.
Press Ctrl + Shift + P. Then, within the Quick Open bar, type in >Clear Recently Opened.
An easier solution and safer then using the registry to remove individual projects is to rename the . sln file. In VS 2008, click on the project. You will be prompted that it can no longer be found and do you want to remove it from the list.
There is an MSDN article here which suggests that you just move the projects to a new directory.
However, as you mentioned, the list of projects is kept in the registry under this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\<version>\ProjectMRUList and the list of recent files is kept in this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\<version>\FILEMRUList Note For Visual Studio 2015:
The location has changed. You can check out this answer for details.
Some people have automated clearing this registry key with their own tools:
Visual Studio Most Recent Files Utility
Add-in for cleaning Visual Studio 2008 MRU Projects list
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answered Oct 10 '22 01:10
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