The Windows Timeline feature lets you see what you’ve done on your computer over the past few minutes, including the apps you’ve opened and the files you’ve accessed. It’s simple to get back to where you were before, and it’s easy to keep track of your progress.

To view or clear activity history on your Windows PC, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Start menu and type “cmd”.
  2. Type “netstat -an” to see active connections and activities on your computer.
  3. Click on the “connections” tab to see all of the active connections on your computer.
  4. Click on the “user sessions” tab to see all of the active user sessions on your computer.
  5. Click on the “windows session” button to see all of the active windows sessions on your computer.

Steps to View and Clear Activity History on Windows PC

Viewing Windows Activity History

On your computer, go to “Start -> Settings.” Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Win+I. On your computer, go to “Start -> Settings.” Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Win+I. In the “Definitions” window, click on the “System” tab. Under “System,” click on the “Advanced system settings” button. Under “Advanced system settings,” click on the “Performance” tab. Under “Performance,” click on the “Settings” button. In the “Settings” window, under “Processor” type “4” and under “Memory” type “8192” (or whatever your computer has). Click on OK to save your changes. ..

In Windows 11, search for “privacy and security” instead of “security and privacy.”

The activity history on your device includes all of the activities that you have completed and those that you have attempted. You can see which activities are currently active by clicking on them.

If you have not already done so, sign in to your Microsoft account. Once you are signed in, click on the “Manage My Microsoft Account Activity Data” link. This will take you to the Microsoft account login page. On the Microsoft account login page, under “My activity data,” click on the “View my activity data” link. This will open a window that displays all of your activity data for your Microsoft account. You can see what apps and websites have been used on your device and when. You can also see how much storage space is used on your devices and how many emails have been sent or received from your Microsoft account. ..

To sign in to your Microsoft account, enter your user name and password. ..

Your computer will be able to see all of your activity on various types of data, including applications, voice, search, browse, media and location. You can view the contents of each data category in detail by clicking the drop-down arrows. ..

Clearing Your Windows Activity History

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “My Activity History.” There, you will see a list of all your recent activities. Click on any of them to view more information about that activity, including what you were doing, when you did it, and where you were.

Scroll down to “Clear activity history” and click the “clear” button below. This clears all activity history on your PC to the account you are currently using.

Disabling Activity History on PC

In versions earlier than Windows 10 or 11, you can uncheck the box to prevent Windows from collecting your activities.

Disable this setting to prevent you from using any of the device settings features that require Activity History. However, your browsing history in Microsoft Edge will still be intact.

To stop Microsoft from sending your activity history to Microsoft, uncheck the “Send my activity history to Microsoft” box. In earlier versions of Windows, this setting was called “Let Windows sync my activities from this PC to the cloud.”

Final Words

In this article, we’ll show you how to view and clear activity history on your Windows PC. Microsoft has a method for keeping tabs on its users: by seeing what you do with your devices. For a better experience across all devices, Windows 11 (and Windows 10) keep your data locally on your host computer (in case of a local account) or sync it to your online Microsoft account if you have one connected to your system operational.