Ever wanted to remove an item from the recent projects menu on the start page of Visual Studio?
The list is stored in the registry under:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftVisualStudio9.0ProjectMRUList
Here, you will find a list like this:
File1 Reg_Expand_Sx Path
File2 Reg_Expand_Sx Path
File3 Reg_Expand_Sx Path
File4 Reg_Expand_Sx Path
You just need to delete the items you don’t want. Note: If you delete item 2 you will need to rename item 3 and 4 so there are no gaps in the naming. (3 becomes 2, 4 becomes 3).
Another way is just to wait until you have opened more projects. Also, if you delete the project solution and try and open it, Visual Studio will display a dialog asking if you want to remove it from the list.
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It’s mind boggling that MS doesn’t put this simple, yet ofter asked for functionality into Visual Studio…
It’s mind boggling to me that we continue to support a company that habitually ignores us, even in the face of EU fines. We really only have ourselves to blame.
How to remove projects from Visual Studio, (Your way looks a bit easier than mine).
can be simpler, if the project file is existed:
1. move the entire project folder to a different location;
2. open the VS then click the project name. VS cannot find the project file then will ask whether you want to remove it. Click yes
3. undo move
I have another solution that does not require moving, deleting projects or deleting registry keys. See my blog entry at http://mvantzet.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/remove-recent-projects-from-visual-studio-2008/
Thankfully they have included this as a part of the VS2010 start page.