On windows 11, should files indicate being accessed in file explorer's home tab on recent section if they have not been touched?

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I just so happened to notice office files being listed as accessed in the Recent list of Files Explorer without me touching them. I have never seen this behavior before. I only caught it by accident. I had downloaded a pdf file, and this started happening. I've run both Norton and Defender and both indicated no malware found.

Originally, every few minutes, a different list of files appears in the list. About 2 to 4 at a time. I since did a factory reset, but now the last Word or Excel files I've used show being accessed over a longer period of time. Is this normal? Any suggestions?

What I have tried:

I've run both Norton and Defender. A factory reset.

Posted 1-Nov-23 3:37am

ehwash

Updated 1-Nov-23 9:02am

Deeksha Shenoy

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Solution 1

This is a coding forum. You might have more luck finding an answer with Microsoft Support[^]

Posted 1-Nov-23 23:58pm

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ehwash 2-Nov-23 6:13am

You're right, I thought about that after I posted. I'll withdraw.

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ehwash · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-02T00:15:00

Solution 2

It's been pointed out this is the wrong forum for this type of question. I withdraw.

Posted 2-Nov-23 0:15am

ehwash