The quickest way to erase your immediate footprint in KMPlayer is through the application’s built-in context menu. This method works well if you just want a quick cleanup without diving deep into system settings. Step-by-Step Instructions: on your desktop.

"Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer"

Hover your cursor over or navigate to the Options menu (depending on your specific KMPlayer version). Look for the Recent Files or Clear History option. Click Clear Recent Files List to empty the cache.

If you want KMPlayer to stop recording your history altogether, you may need to adjust deeper preferences or system-wide settings:

Click on the (or text) in the top-left corner of the window. Navigate to Recent Files in the dropdown menu.

What (Windows 10, Windows 11, or macOS) are you running?

Tip : If you want to keep the feature but clear the current KMPlayer entries, toggle it and then back On again. Method B: Clear Specific Program Data

Sometimes, files still appear when you right-click the KMPlayer icon on your Windows Taskbar. This is a Windows feature, not just a KMPlayer setting. Right-click the on your Taskbar.

If you only clear the playlist, KMPlayer will immediately start recording your file history the next time you open a video. To stop this behavior permanently, you must modify the internal player preferences. Step-by-Step Instructions: Open KMPlayer.

KMPlayer also leaves traces in the core Windows temporary folders. To completely clean your tracks: Press . Type recent and press Enter .