In another post someone asked the question: How to permanently remove/ban programs from the Start Menu Recent List? (Since manually deleting them will only get them back on once the program is started again.) The sole answer gave a suggestion to "switch the feature off". This answer though...
customization
desktop shortcuts
feature settings
help request
manualmanagement
power toys
program control
program management
recent list
remove programs
software control
start menu
tweakui
usage patterns
user interface
user preferences
windows 7
windows features
windows xp
