How to remove “Server name” items from history of SQL Server Management Studio

Question

When trying to connect to a server in Management Studio (specifically 2008), there is a field where you enter the Server name. That field also has a drop-down list where it

Answer 1

Delete the file from above path: (Before delete please close SSMS)

File location path for the users of SQL Server 2005,

C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Shell\mru.dat

File location path for the users of SQL Server 2008,

Note: Format Name has been changed.

C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Shell\SqlStudio.bin

File location path for the users of Server 2008 standard/SQL Express 2008

C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Shell\SqlStudio.bin

File location path for the users of SQL Server 2012,

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio\11.0\SqlStudio.bin

File location path for the users of SQL Server 2014,

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio\12.0\SqlStudio.bin

Note: In SSMS 2012 (Version 10.50.1600.1 OR Above), ow you can remove the server name by selecting it from dropdown and press DELETE.