Windows 10: Recent Documents list on Home only shows the 10 most recently opened documents

I had been advised to repost this question under the Windows category to hopefully get the proper support. Original discussion here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/recent-documents-list-on-home-only-shows-the-10/0bb69f70-2f47-4191-96c5-99df545b6445Several months ago, my computer froze up when I woke it up from sleep mode a recurrent issue, but somewhat infrequent, and I had to forcibly shut it down and then restart it. Everything was fine until I opened MS Word, where I discovered that for some reason, the recent documents list on the File tab now only shows the last

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rECENT DOCUMENTS

Hi LizFG

Windows 10 stores recent document lists in many places, it depends on the different application as to where that list is stored

What application are you trying to find recent documents for?

Also, in the meantime, open Windows File Explorer, on the left, click 'Quick Access' do you see the document(s) you are looking for listed there?