Show files based on your account and cloud provider activity
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > File Explorer
Supported on
At least Windows 11 Version 22H2

Supported OS tags: Windows11

Turning off this setting will prevent File Explorer from requesting cloud file metadata and displaying it in the homepage and other views in File Explorer. Any insights and files based on account or cloud provider activity will be stopped in views such as Recent, Recommended, Favorites, Shared, etc.

Internal name
DisableGraphRecentItems
Policy ID
f7ccebf59250
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
DisableGraphRecentItems
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
DisableGraphRecentItems
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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