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Clearing the recent documents from the start menu

Question: How can I clear the list of recent documents in the Windows Start menu? Answer: Call the Windows API function SHAddToRecentDocs() passing nil as the filename parameter. Example: uses ShlOBJ; procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin SHAddToRecentDocs(SHARD_PATH, nil); end;