What is User Assist History?
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Overview
User Assist History is published by User.
You can find out more about User Assist History at its official website
or at User's website.
Users on average believe that User Assist History's quality is very poor.
Most users give it a rating of one star.
How do I clean User Assist History?
User Assist History may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space.
It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system.
The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size.
A portable version is also available.
Clean User Assist History
with AppCleaner
If you want to clean User Assist History manually, you can follow the steps outlined below.
User Assist History stores private data in four registry keys.
Warning: This will clear the start menu's most recently used list if enabled..
Registry
Warning: Be very careful when editing the registry manually. If you modify the registry incorrectly, your system might no longer function properly.
To clean the registry from data stored by User Assist History, you can use the Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) which is installed by default on all Windows operating systems.
First of all, open regedit.exe by carrying out these steps:
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Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the
Ctrl and Alt keys.
- Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
- Type regedit.exe
- Hit Enter
Now use regedit.exe to delete the registry keys:
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Explorer.
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Expand UserAssist.
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Expand {5E6AB780-7743-11CF-A12B-00AA004AE837}.
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Right-click Count.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Explorer.
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Expand UserAssist.
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Expand {75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}.
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Right-click Count.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Explorer.
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Expand UserAssist.
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Expand {CEBFF5CD-ACE2-4F4F-9178-9926F41749EA}.
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Right-click Count.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.
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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
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Expand Software.
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Expand Microsoft.
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Expand Windows.
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Expand CurrentVersion.
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Expand Explorer.
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Expand UserAssist.
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Expand {F4E57C4B-2036-45F0-A9AB-443BCFE33D9F}.
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Right-click Count.
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Choose Delete from the context menu.
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Click Yes.