Question Windows 11 Media Player Recent Media

[accesscpu_]

I use the default media player app for all my videos I play on Windows 11. I don't have any folders or libraires set, but every time I play a video it ends up getting saved in the "Recent Media" section.

This is easy to clear, but it's supremely annoying seeing every video I play get saved there. I even see the last video still loaded into the "Now Playing" slider at the bottom after I clear the menu (from the last point I was watching it, if I just load the Media Player app itself). If this file is moved/or deleted, it generates an error in the player that it can't find the file.

Please tell me I don't have to just manually clear this forever, or keep getting these errors? But I don't see a setting to not remember player history.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

you could just use a better video player like VLC.

 

[accesscpu_]

I use VLC for other things, but Windows 11 Media Player isn't completely useless. I have need for it for other things, and works pretty well as a player.

But is there a way to stop this unwanted behavior, from an otherwise pleasant app I'm happy with? Other's must have experienced this I assume?