Windows 10: Recent list not reflecting recently opened files unless opened via browser office apps

Discus and support Recent list not reflecting recently opened files unless opened via browser office apps in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have Windows 10 Home and am on subscribed Microsoft MSO. It has been probably a year now that the recent file list is not working properly. It does... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by BingZhang3, Jul 31, 2020.

  1. BINGZHANG3
    BingZhang3 Win User

    Recent list not reflecting recently opened files unless opened via browser office apps


    I have Windows 10 Home and am on subscribed Microsoft MSO.


    It has been probably a year now that the recent file list is not working properly. It does not reflect what's been opened recently and appears to only reflect it if a file is opened by going to office.com to open a file from a browser.

    :)
     
    BingZhang3, Jul 31, 2020
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  2. SLOZOMBY
    slozomby Win User

    Recent File List

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file1

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file2
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file3
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file4
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file5
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file6
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file7
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file8
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file9
    ...

    you get the idea. ( too lazy to put it in a for loop and test it.

    or just open regedit and remove all the fileX from that key.
     
    slozomby, Jul 31, 2020
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  3. ESMORAX
    esmorax Win User
    Windows 10 Office 365 cannot open files from: recent file list

    Thanks for the tip! I followed all above steps.

    So far I can open files from the Recent files list when I enter Word itself, however I still am unable to open any documents using the Word icon pinned to the taskbar:

    Recent list not reflecting recently opened files unless opened via browser office apps [​IMG]



    -
     
    esmorax, Jul 31, 2020
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  4. KARI
    Kari Win User

    Recent list not reflecting recently opened files unless opened via browser office apps

    Windows 10 Office 365 cannot open files from: recent file list

    Can you open those documents from File Explorer? I mean if you double click an Office document in Explorer, does it open normally in Word / Excel / PowerPoint?

    If you save your Office documents on OneDrive, can you open them on desktop Office apps when Edit in Word / Excel / PowerPoint is selected in browser:


    Recent list not reflecting recently opened files unless opened via browser office apps [​IMG]


    ... and allowing OneDrive to open desktop Word / Excel / PowerPoint:

    Recent list not reflecting recently opened files unless opened via browser office apps [​IMG]
     
    Kari, Jul 31, 2020
    #4
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