Turn off account-based insights, recent, favorite, and recommended files in File Explorer

Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

Value name: DisableGraphRecentItems

Enabled: DisableGraphRecentItems = 1

Disabled: DisableGraphRecentItems = 0

Description

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 available based on account activity will be stopped in views such as Recent, Recommended, Favorites, Details pane, etc.