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Each time you open a document or launch a program, Vista keeps track of the information and builds a list of applications which were recently run, as well as a recently accessed documents list. The main reason for this is convenience for the user, but if you use a shared computer often, it can cause privacy problems. Anyone who accesses the computer after you are finished can see which applications you like to run, as well as the name of documents and photos which you have browsed. In order to fix this problem, you can follow these simple steps and help protect your privacy, even on a shared computer.

Now that those options are unchecked, any application which you launch, or any documents and photos that you look at are no longer recorded for others to see.