Disable "pick up where you left off"

Anonymous
2013-05-22T16:45:22+00:00

Have any of you figured out how to turn this "Welcome back, pick up where you left off" bookmark thing? I've gone through all the options and add-ins I can find, and I can't make it stop doing this.

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2013-06-11T20:49:21+00:00

On the same track I deleted all the subkeys under 'Reading Locations' and then made the 'Reading Locations' key read-only to everyone.

This has stopped Word writing to the key and I no longer get the message when I re-open a document.

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Anonymous
2013-06-10T03:54:05+00:00

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Word\Reading Locations

That looks like a good place to start.

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  1. Stefan Blom 352.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-05-24T22:36:33+00:00

    If you expand the Reading Locations key you'll find subkeys called Document 0, Document 1, etc. The subkeys can be deleted. Just select each of them and press Delete. Right-click the Reading Locations key and select Permissions from the context menu. There you'll find the necessary options.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-24T21:11:26+00:00

    I'm not sure I understand - when you say "right-click the keys", exactly what keys are you referring to?  Can you provide an example(s).  I don't want to start clicking things until I fully understand what and where you are telling me to do.  Can you be a bit more specific?

    Sorry for bugging you - but am trying to be clear on what I am to do.

    Thanks

    Charlie

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  3. Stefan Blom 352.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-05-24T19:30:01+00:00

    You should right-click the key(s). The document entries can be deleted.

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