Windows 10: Is it possible to show recent items as a list in start menu?

The same way recently added items are shown (or any other way that isnt just a shortcut)?



I have the same question for the left pane in file explorer. Is it possible to show a list like quick acess with only recent items? I know quick access can show them too. Im just wondering.

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Recent items not showing in quick access or start list


OK, so I had misunderstood - I was expecting an actual recent items item on the start menu like we used to have in windows 7 that shows all recent items rather than lists for individual programmes. I guess this is what you get in the in the quick access option, but that means you have to open a file explorer window, then quick access to get to it, whereas previously you could click on start and hover over recent items for a complete list. Also I don't get jump lists for all the programmes I keep on the taskbar, only some of them. It just seems like windows 10 makes a lot of things a click or two further away than it used to be and therefore less easy to use - put me right if I'm mistaken.

 

Recent items not showing in quick access or start list


Hi
Jump Lists
You might want to experiment with right clicking items on the taskbar.

Recent Items (rather than programs) in Win 10 start menu
As far as I know this is not present. Hint: it is in Classic Shell (!)

Start Menu
It seems to me that where in 10240, there was a popup list of recently accessed files associated with each desktop program, post TH2 you now have to right click the program. (But I don't use Win 10's start menu normally).

That's consistent with rt click for jump lists on the taskbar, I suppose.

To me, the Win 10 start menu is useless-it's not intuitive, accessible, usable. It renders my traditional start menu as a linear list below the top level folders- all subfolders are removed and the contents organised alphabetically, so under All Apps I might read
Help
Help
Help

or
Readme
Readme
Readme

- all from different programs.

Classic Shell - a Win 7-like XP-like optionally expanding start menu with search is very much my preferred option.

Explorer - they've gone to town on Quick Access here, but I dislike seeing the bulk of the pane dominate by this as the default arrangement. But that's a list of files and folders recently accessed. (If I want recent items, I prefer to use another method so I can click and get a drop-down list. E.g. Listary (3rd party program)).

 

Enable Recent Items Jump Lists in Start but not on the taskbar?


Alright, so in Windows 10 there is the option in Settings under Personalization > Start called "Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar". Enabling this turns on Recent Items on programs in the Start menu and on the right-click menu on programs on the task bar. I like having Jump Lists enabled on my Start menu, but I hate having them on the taskbar! When I right-click a program like Chrome or Premiere on the taskbar the Recents list is huge! It towers almost to the top of my 1080p screen and I hate it because I never click any of them!

So I was wondering if there is a registry/group policy edit anywhere that enables Recent Jump Lists on Start but not on the taskbar? I think it's stupid these options aren't separate in the first place!