This page will show you how to clear the recent files in the file explorer in Windows 11, 10, and 8.1. This is a helpful way of removing your File Explorer history, as it can become quite crowded.

Quick access gives you faster navigation to your most frequent folders and files, and here's how to customize the feature on Windows 10.

So, disabling files from Office.com will stop File Explorer from showing recent cloud file data in the Quick Access view. You can do this via Group Policy Editor settings. Open Group Policy Editor.

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to prevent File Explorer from showing recent Office.com documents in the Home page.