Policy
Show files based on your account and cloud provider activity
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.
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID
f7ccebf59250 Internal name
DisableGraphRecentItems Registry
Copy registry mappings
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableGraphRecentItems (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableGraphRecentItems (disabled) = 0Policy notes
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.
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