Wordpad by Wordpad

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How do I clean Wordpad?

Wordpad 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 Wordpad
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Wordpad manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. Wordpad stores private data in one registry key.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by Wordpad, 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:

• 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 key:

1. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows.
   • Expand CurrentVersion.
   • Expand Applets.
   • Expand Wordpad.
   • Right-click Recent File List.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

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