Registry key:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU
Overview
The RunMRU registry key tracks items (programs, files / folders, URL, …)
launched from the Windows Run launcher (Windows + R shortcut) in a most
recently used list.
Entries are added / updated in near real-time.
Information of interest
Each entry successfully launched trough the Windows Run launcher is stored in
a dedicated value under the Explorer\RunMRU key. Entry that were not found
by the operating system (error “Windows cannot find […]”) are not added in
the RunMRU registry key.
The values are ordered in a Most recently used (MRU) list, specified in the
MRUList value. Example: MRUList equals to ba means that the entry tagged
as b was launched last / the most recently, preceded by the entry tagged as
a.
The last write timestamp of the key indicates the timestamp of the most recently launched item.
References
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