How to clear Activity History in Windows 11

The way your Activity History helps to keep track of things you have done in past, in the same way, it takes some space in your device by keeping the data stored for a longer period of time. It is also not good if you have multiple users of your device as they all can see what you have been working on. That makes keeping secrets while working difficult. If you haven’t cleared any activity history for a long period of time, it can make your device work slowly as well. It shows all the applications, services, and files you have opened and used. These data are also being sent to Microsoft by Windows to provide you with customizations and show you relevant things according to your interests. If you want to clear your Activity History from your device, here’s how to clear Activity History in Windows 11.

How to clear Activity History in Windows 11

Method 1 – Using Settings

1. Launch Settings by pressing Windows + I shortcut.

2. Click on Privacy & Security from the left and then on Activity History from the right-hand side menu bar.

3. You then will be able to see an option that says Clear History. Click on it.

4. Then click on Clear to confirm and complete your action.

5. After the history will be cleared, you’ll be able to see a checkmark on the left side of the Clear option which denotes that your history has been cleared recently.

6. You can close Settings because that’s all, we are done.

Method 2 – Using Microsoft Account Privacy Dashboard

1. Open the Privacy dashboard site on your web browser and sign in.

2. You can click on the category which you want to clear the history for.

3. Then, click on the Clear All Activity link.

4. After that, click on Clear to confirm your action.

That’s all, you have successfully cleared history from your device and Microsoft as well.