Jump List History location?
Hi,there is something confusing me about the new 'Jump List', and to explain that i made following screenshots:http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/38/beforek.pngAs you see on this screenshot, Paint stores a list of recently accessed files in the Jump List and in the Registry under:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\Recent File List But even after deleting the Registry Key above, the History in the Jump List does not go away as in this screenshot:http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3223/afteru.pngThe same thing applies for : Wordpad, Media Player and IE's Frequent List...I just want to know where are those "Jump List" History-Lists stored? Or is it there any API that can be used to achieve that?Thanks.
June 26th, 2009 11:05pm

jodo3333, I have to apologize for not being in my Windows 7 environment right now, so I'm unable to provide the exact troubleshooting steps, but if you right-click on your Taskbar and open the Properties menu, there should be an option to disable these jump lists entirely. Disabling and then re-enabling them should clear this cache.-Alex
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June 27th, 2009 1:53am

Disabling and then re-enabling them should clear this cache. -Alex Well, i am aware of this....In fact i have built a little application that clears various personal stuff( just for hobby ) and under XP ,Vista the application was able to delete the recent files used by Paint, Wordpad and Media Player. So instead of deleting every file a time, i used my application to delete all that history per button click.But in Windows 7, i do not know(and did not find any documentation) where Windows 7 hides the "Jump-List" History lists... Do you know any API or Article on the net related to that? If not, is it there any way or method to follow explorer.exe upon deleting this history manually( Ollydbg, IDA... of course just for testing purpose) ?
June 27th, 2009 3:24am

jodo3333,I have to apologize for not being in my Windows 7 environment right now, so I'm unable to provide the exact troubleshooting steps, but if you right-click on your Taskbar and open the Properties menu, there should be an option to disable these jump lists entirely. Disabling and then re-enabling them should clear this cache. -Alex Actually, there is not an option to disable jumplists if you right-click on the taskbar and choose properties and then thetaskbar tab - for some reason it is under Start Menu tabinstead. Not being able to turn off jumplists for one app without turning them off for all, and not being able to find where the information is stored, are among the fewreasons why I won't be buying the upgrade anytime soon - I'll continue testing with th RTM when posted on Technet. As much as I like the OS, the inability to easily clear jumplist history (or simply turn it off) on an app by app basis is more than just a nuisance. In some business environments the lack of this functionality, combined with the inability to easily find where the history sets are hidden, can also bea security flaw. In this case security flaw means personal/business/work file history security, not OS security per se. I am honestly stunned that we are evidently fast approaching RTM and this has still not been addressed. There will be IT departments for some major government contractors (and almost certainly a few federal agencies) who will balk at Windows 7 for this reason.It is an very useful feature that loses utility due to its all or nothing implementation, and the fact that I can't find anyone who has been able to tell me where the information is stored so that I can do somethingless all or nothing myself.... Stephen
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June 27th, 2009 7:26pm

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations It's sort of a hard folder to get into, but that's where it's stored.
August 8th, 2009 1:08am

HiI also like to keep both the Jump Lists and the Recent list on the Start Menu clean.I have found that the easiest and fastest way to do this is the following.Right click the Start Button and select Properties.In the Privacy section remove the check marks from both items and click Apply. (don't click OK yet).Now, replace both check marks, select Apply and OK.This will clear both the Taskbar Jump Lists, Recent list, and the Start Menu recent list.Hope this helps.Thank You for testing Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP
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August 8th, 2009 12:50pm

Hi Ronnie,You've basically given the same answer twice here, but it's not answering the root question:How do you delete the history for a specific app that has been pinned to the taskbar without deleting everything?The history appears to be practically unlimited, which is also scary. Thanks,MarcPS, I've just tried the right click and remove from list method of deleting my Explorer history. I dumped at least 50 items and the list is still full. I would hope that all this history isn't in the registry. Maybe it's being stored in a hidden xml file somewhere?
November 12th, 2009 11:35pm

Where are the jump list stored. I have items in my jump list that are not displaying....more specifically I moved a system with its apps over (useing PCmover) and now when I want to pin something to the start menu or task bar that was on the prior system it requires the postscript of "(2)" and states that the non postscript version exist....I just want to find the registry or file and wipe this part clean and then rebuild pinned items. PLEASE HELP, I have high and far and can not find an answer.
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January 31st, 2010 9:18pm

robertswinter, As RealityRipple said, the info is stored in C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations I too would like to know, as Marc Medina asked, whether a simple application has been or can be developed to deal with managing the jump list entries without clearing the whole list. As it is, the user has to pin the application to the taskbar, right click, and then select entries to remove one by one. It should be my right as a user to manage my own file history!
February 11th, 2010 7:57pm

robertswinter,As RealityRipple said, the info is stored in C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinationsI too would like to know, as Marc Medina asked, whether a simple application has been or can be developed to deal with managing the jump list entries without clearing the whole list. As it is, the user has to pin the application to the taskbar, right click, and then select entries to remove one by one. It should be my right as a user to manage my own file history! HiYou can use the procedure that I posted earlier to clear the Recent history in the Jump Lists.If you with to remove a Pinned item, simply hover over that item and click the 'Pushpin' icon for that item. This will move that item down to the Recent section.If you wish to provide feedback for this item, you can use the following link.Windows 7 feedback - Speak to us at MicrosoftHope this helps. Thank You for using Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP
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February 14th, 2010 2:52am

This is all so amusing...While this thread is not especially robust in activity, it certainly has been kept alive by persistent visits and posts for almost a year now. Obviously there is some need besides my own.The extended functionality of Jump Lists in Windows 7 is slick and appreciated, but can someone please reveal how (lord only knows why) to penetrate the obfuscation of recent files used for third party applications?For those attempting the answer, a simple batch file in XP solved the problem----C:----CD \Documents and Settings\[username]\Recent----Del *.MP3 /F /QOr, for those hiding ____ (I can't count the number of people who asked for this)----Del *.Jpg /F /Q----Del *.Gif /F /Qetc...Perhaps Ronnie or someone who knows the internals now understands the question, the need and can unobfuscate for us...An extra kudos to RealityRipple for the help - thanks !
February 19th, 2010 7:57am

ok heres what i want to know.i went to C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations and unfortunately it just has a list of code files theres no way of determining which file relates to which section of recent history / jump list and thus not helpful.in windows 7 you have 2 versions of internet explorer the normal 32 bit and a 64 bit version the problem is that although i can pin sites i go to almost daily to the jump list of the 32 bit version like my facebook games and the jobcentre website but on the 64 bit jump list it wont let me pin anything to it so i wanted to know where the shortcuts (.lnk) files for these jump lists are stored so that i can copy paste the items from the 32 but jump list of internet explorer to the 64 bit one.does anyone know where i can find these .lnk files within the jump list system?Stuart Bennett
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March 8th, 2010 12:20pm

Hi StuartUpdated information on this subject.Because there are still too many add-ons and other components that are not compatible with the 64-bit version of IE, the inability to set IE 64-bit as the default browser, and consequently, not be able to use the Jump List is by design.There is a good Q and A by Eric Lawrence, a Program Manager on the IE team at the following location that explains this.EricLaw's IEInternals: Q&A: 64-Bit Internet ExplorerHope this helps. Thank You for using Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP
March 10th, 2010 11:48am

thanks that helps a lot.Stuart Bennett
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March 10th, 2010 4:56pm

Well...thanks Ronnie, the link clarifies quite a bit (no pun intended) about the 64bit version of IE. Doesn't really address the topic of this thread though - "How can I independently manipulate (ACD) the jump lists for applications" in Windows 7?
March 10th, 2010 8:17pm

HiUnfortunately, the correct answer to this question is, there just isn't any default UI for manipulating the Jump List's.The only changes a user can perform are things like adding/removing pinned items, removing recent items, etc.As you have already seen, these files are in the relatively new -ms format. This is the same format used for many of the newer components such as the Virtual, saved Search folders, etc. Any attempt that I have made (I am not a developer) to edit these files has resulted in corrupting the file, which means that the jump list that the file is associated with simply disappears.You can make a backup of the current state of the Jump Lists by simply copying the files contained in the folders: %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinationsand%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinationsYou can also identify which program these files are associated with. Open Notepad and drag/drop one of the files on the open Notepad window. Take a look at the raw code that is displayed and you will be able to see the name of the program and sometimes the path to the programs executable displayed there.These files all have default names that never change, even on different installations or systems. Here is a short list of file names that I have found for some common programs. %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations 28c8b86deab549a1.automaticDestinations-ms= IE8 Pinned and Recent. adecfb853d77462a.automaticDestinations-ms = Word 2007 Pinned and Recent. a8c43ef36da523b1.automaticDestinations-ms = Word 2003 Pinned and Recent. 1b4dd67f29cb1962.automaticDestinations-ms = Windows Explorer Pinned and Recent. 918e0ecb43d17e23.automaticDestinations-ms = Notepad Pinned and Recent. d7528034b5bd6f28.automaticDestinations-ms = Windows Live Mail Pinned and Recent. c7a4093872176c74.automaticDestinations-ms = Paint Shop Pro Pinned and Recent. b91050d8b077a4e8.automaticDestinations-ms = Media Center. f5ac5390b9115fdb.automaticDestinations-ms = PowerPoint 2007. 23646679aaccfae0.automaticDestinations-ms = Adobe Reader 9.*** %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations 28c8b86deab549a1.customDestinations-ms = IE8 Frequent and Tasks. An easier way to determine which file is associated with a particular program that is pinned to the Taskbar, is to first backup all of these files to a safe location, delete one of the original files and then check the Jump Lists for all of the pinned programs to see what is missing. You can then replace the deleted file from the backup. I know that some enterprising tweaker will likely come up with a third party utility that allows some form of manipulating these Jump Lists, but I haven't seen one, yet. Thank You for using Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP
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March 10th, 2010 11:30pm

Hi againOne thing that might help would be if everyone who is interested in having more control over the Jump List would post their thoughts about what options they would like to see.Regards, Thank You for using Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP
March 11th, 2010 12:04am

well ronnie the options i would like to have with jump lists is:1. the ability to backup the pinned items but not necesarrily the recent items this way after a format and reinstall of windows i could simply restore the backup of the pinned items and viola.2. currently you can only pin an item to a jump list if you have opened the file and it shows in the programs recent list i would like to simply right click on a file in my hard drive and just go pin to jumplist and it pins it to the programs associated jump list, if the program doesnt have a jumplist then the item wouldnt appear in the context menu, explorer could tell be file extension if a program has a jump list and for the supported extensions enable this functionality.3. i would like that for ie8 that you could have your rs feeds on the jump list just like you have on the favourites bar so simply by right clicking ie8's icon you can see if you have anything new on your feeds by seeing if they are bold or not and that way don't have to waste time opening ie8 just t see if your feeds have updated which ultimately helps towards performance.Stuart Bennett
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March 11th, 2010 9:59am

I've got it. So I was trying to disable the jump list for Media Player Classic. What I did was open a file in MPC and then check in Recent Items to see which files were last modified. There were a couple, so I picked the smallest one and deleted it... voila! no jumplist! So then I hit control+z to undo my deletion (since the computer will just make another one anyways). Then, right click the file and go into properties, go the the Security tab. Choose your user name and hit Edit. Choose your user name again and check off Deny for 'Read & Execute'. Now when you click on the jumplist, nothing will happen! Hooray!!!!!!!!
March 25th, 2010 2:37am

Sort of related to this-my jump list for Windows Explorer no longer displays. I've had Windows 7 Pro on here for close to a year now, and it only quit displaying in the last month. All my other programs still correctly display a jump list...but Windows Explorer doesn't. (I had folders I use frequently pinned to it.)
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October 13th, 2010 6:01pm

An easier way to determine which file is associated with a particular program that is pinned to the Taskbar, is to first backup all of these files to a safe location, delete one of the original files and then check the Jump Lists for all of the pinned programs to see what is missing. Since that involves some trial and error, this might be a faster way to identify the AutomaticDestinations file corresponding to any particular program: (Optional) Temporarily move all files out of: %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations and %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations Open a file in your program of interest. Or, remove a file from the program's jump list using right-click > "Remove from this list". Identify the most recently modified file in: %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations Sorting by last-modified date makes this easy; the file should have a current timestamp. Ignore 1b4dd67f29cb1962.automaticDestinations-ms , which is for Windows Explorer. Renaming the correct file to any other name should immediately reset the desired jump list. (If the changes aren't reflected, unpin and then re-pin the program.) If you're having trouble, you can open candidate .automaticDestinations-ms files in Notepad and search for the filename opened in Step 2. Note that, if the jump list in question is broken , Step 1 will probably be necessary. Here are the AutomaticDestinations files corresponding to some common programs. These files are created and maintained whether or not a program is pinned. 28c8b86deab549a1.automaticDestinations-ms > Internet Explorer 8 (32-bit) 918e0ecb43d17e23.automaticDestinations-ms > Notepad (32-bit) 9b9cdc69c1c24e2b.automaticDestinations-ms > Notepad (64-bit) 74d7f43c1561fc1e.automaticDestinations-ms > Windows Media Player 12 (32-bit) b0459de4674aab56.automaticDestinations-ms > Windows Virtual PC - vmwindow.exe (32- and 64-bit) 6728dd69a3088f97.automaticDestinations-ms > Windows Command Processor - cmd.exe (64-bit) 954ea5f70258b502.automaticDestinations-ms > Windows Script Host - wscript.exe (32-bit) 9f5c7755804b850a.automaticDestinations-ms > Windows Script Host - wscript.exe (64-bit) 9839aec31243a928.automaticDestinations-ms > Microsoft Excel 2010 (32-bit) 9c7cc110ff56d1bd.automaticDestinations-ms > Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 (32-bit) a7bd71699cd38d1c.automaticDestinations-ms > Microsoft Word 2010 (32-bit) 89b0d939f117f75c.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended (32-bit) 26717493b25aa6e1.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 (32-bit) e2a593822e01aed3.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Flash CS5 (32-bit) c765823d986857ba.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Illustrator CS5 (32-bit) 84f066768a22cc4f.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64-bit) 44a398496acc926d.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 (64-bit) d5c3931caad5f793.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Soundbooth CS5 (32-bit) 5c450709f7ae4396.automaticDestinations-ms > Firefox 3.6.13 (32-bit) 43578521d78096c6.automaticDestinations-ms > Media Player Classic Home Cinema 1.3 (32-bit) e70d383b15687e37.automaticDestinations-ms > Notepad++ 5.6.8 (32-bit) Disclaimer: This post is the result of my own tinkering, so no guarantees.
January 27th, 2011 6:05am

So I was trying to disable the jump list for Media Player Classic. ... Choose your user name again and check off Deny for 'Read & Execute'. I discovered the same thing. Although instead of altering the NTFS permissions, I just set the read-only attribute. Very handy - it immediately disables the jump list for that specific program.
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January 27th, 2011 6:21am

Thanks everyone for posting all of these details. If anyone is curious, here is the Automatic Destinations file for uTorrent: cd8cafb0fb6afdab.automaticDestinations-ms > uTorrent
July 6th, 2011 7:24am

Just find the Automatic Destinations file for Adobe Acrobat X Pro : 91a7eda1dda690f4.automaticDestinations-ms > Adobe Acrobat X Pro
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March 19th, 2012 6:57pm

Can someone answer the original question for Windows 8 and Office 2013?CarolChi
November 28th, 2012 7:06am

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