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Hide the dropdown list of recent files

Requirements: At least Microsoft Windows 2000

Location: User Configuration\Windows Components\Windows Explorer\Common Open File Dialog\


Description:
Removes the list of most recently used files from the Open dialog box.

If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the "File name" field includes a drop-down list of recently used files. If you enable this setting, the "File name" field is a simple text box. Users must browse directories to find a file or type a file name in the text box.

This setting, and others in this folder, lets you remove new features added in Windows 2000, so that the Open dialog box looks like it did in Windows NT 4.0 and earlier. These policies only affect programs that use the standard Open dialog box provided to developers of Windows programs.

To see an example of the standard Open dialog box, start Notepad and, on the File menu, click Open.

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ADM File: system.adm