A way to make recentf ignore some files, just add appripriate regexps to recentf-exclude list:
(add-to-list 'recentf-exclude "\\.windows\\'")
(add-to-list 'recentf-exclude "\\.revive\\'")
This will prevent any future entries of the above from being added to the recentf list. Need to delete the current entries in your recentf file for them to be permanently removed or what until they are phased out from other entries.
Source: Force emacs recent files using recentf to ignore specified files (.windows and .revive for example)