Remove Recent List in VLC Players on Windows 7
For Windows 7:
- Go to the Taskbar and Start Menu properties
- Go to "Jump List", uncheck "Store and display recently opened items"
- Click Apply then OK
From How to Hide Recently Played Files on VLC Player
Click the Media button on the main menu, select Recent Media-> Clear. Then you have deleted the recent media list.
As regarding Windows 7, see this article:
How to Disable/Clear Recent MRU Items from Jump List of Windows 7
On my machine, deleting this file clears the VLC jump list:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\abbca1611c617117.automaticDestinations-ms
I'm not sure how the abbca1611c617117 basename is derived, or if it will be constant across different environments.
I found it by searching for files containing known jump list entry filenames in the AutomaticDestinations folder (for example, play example.mp4 in VLC, then search for example.mp4 in files in AutomaticDestinations).