Windows 10: Recently opened files do not show when right-click MS Office icons in the Taskbar or Start Menu

Sometime in the last couple months, Word stopped updating the list of recently opened files shown when I right click the icon in the taskbar. It showed only 3 files that I had not opened in a long time. I right clicked on each of those 3 files and selected "Remove from this list" but the list never populated again with more recent files.

I searched on Microsoft and elsewhere, and I found many things to try, including some registry editing, but none of them worked.One solution on /u/tidy_delivery
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Recent File List

that's all off already dude lol, I'm really surprised there is no fix for the recent files list/MRU in the file menu of programs haha

I appreciate the help, MS really needs to implement a Group Policy or a string that can do that for all programs installed

 

Recently used file missing when you right click Office 2019 apps pinned to taskbar

We have a virtual environment that we just started testing Office 2019 with on Win10. While the recently used files are there on the start up screen for each office item when you launch them, the recent list is not there when you right click Word/Excel/PowerPoint/etc
from the pinned items on the taskbar.

I have the Start settings set to "on" for "Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar and in File Explorer Quick Access". Any other suggestions?

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can't choose recent files from Start menu

Hi Kim,

Showing your recently opened items from the Start menu may not be enabled. For you to see your pinned or recently opened files for each app in the apps list, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Settings > Personalization > Start.
2. Toggle on the Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar option.

Once the option is enabled, try opening some files from any of your Office apps. The recently opened files should now appear under
Recent when you right-click a particular app in the App list. Please note that once this option is disabled or toggled off, all the recently opened files will be removed from the
Start menu and from the File Explorer > Quick access.

If you have additional questions, or if the issue persists after the troubleshooting steps above, please let me know by replying to this thread. This way, I'll get notified and respond back to you as soon as I can.

Regards.