Windows 10: Enable or Disable Recently Added apps on Start Menu in Windows 10

How to: Enable or Disable Recently Added apps on Start Menu in Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable Recently Added apps on Start Menu in Windows 10


The Recently added list on your Start menu shows the latest new desktop apps and Windows apps installed.

Starting with Windows 10 build 17083, you can prevent the Start Menu from displaying a list of recently installed apps.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to show the Recently added apps list on the Start Menu for all users in Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the "Recently added" list on the Start Menu.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Enable or Disable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users in Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Two: Enable or Disable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users using a REG file

EXAMPLE: "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu











OPTION ONE [/i] Enable or Disable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users in Local Group Policy Editor

*note The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Two below.
1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to expand Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (see screenshot below)



3. In the right pane of Start Menu and Taskbar, double click/tap on the Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

*note Not Configured is the default setting.

6. To Disable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




7. When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

8. You can either restart the computer to apply.





OPTION TWO [/i] Enable or Disable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

HideRecentlyAddedApps DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable

1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Recently_added_apps_list_on_Start_Menu.reg

Download

3. To Disable "Recently added" Apps List on the Start Menu for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Recently_added_apps_list_on_Start_Menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can either restart the computer to apply.

8. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Windows 10: How to enable/disable recently added apps in the Start Menu?

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.



I understand that you are facing issues with Windows 10. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

The issue could occur if there is change in start settings


To assist you better, please provide us the below information:

• When you say that "recently added" tab", are you referring to recently added apps?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

1. Click on Search bar.

2. Then type "Start settings" without the quotes in the search bar and click on it.

3. Click on Show recent added apps.

Reply to us with the information, so that we can assist you better.

Let us know if you need any further assistance on Windows related issues and we will be glad to help.

 

Win 10 Start Menu > Recently added ... Inspect , Delete & Disable

Hey mate, *Smile

You could use Option Two below to turn off showing "Recently added" apps in your Start menu from Settings.

*Arrow Add or Remove Recently Added apps on Start Menu in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

You could use Option Two below instead to disable it using a .reg file.

*Arrow Enable or Disable Recently Added apps on Start Menu in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

 

Windows 10: How to enable/disable recently added apps in the Start Menu?

Original Title: How to enable/disable recently added tab?

Hi all,

I had clicked "cross sign" and closed "recently added" tab on windows 10 start screen. Is there any way to turn on it again?

 

Preventing Recently Added apps on Start Menu from Auto Deletion

Recently Added apps on Start Menu in Windows 10 seems to automatically clear so it can give room for newcomers after some period. But I want the items in the list to never get auto-deleted so when I expand the list, I can scroll through all of my installed apps over time. How can I accomplish this?

 

Add or Remove Recently Added apps on Start Menu in Windows 10  


UPDATE:

Starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14328, the Recently added section has been updated so that it will now show 3 entries instead of just 1, and can be expanded to see the entire list of new apps.