Windows 10: View "recently used" apps/programs in start menu in Windows 10 ??

Hi!


How do you get "recently" used apps/programs i.e not most frequently used to show up in the Windows 10 start menu?? I really hoped that one can accomplish this by standard settings otherwise it's yet another reason to continue to use "Classic Shell" ...


Current version: Windows 10, build 19041

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Thanks in advanced!

Lars.




PS...

The same question that was asked about five years ago, ie will this feature ever be available again?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start-winpc/view-recently-used-programs-in-start-menu-in/bdb1e28b-31f6-460d-9714-82c00c5e0f01

:)

 

Preventing Recently Added apps on Start Menu from Auto Deletion

Hi, the start menu is relatively inflexible, so you may not be able to use it to get a simple list of all apps and program exe's or shortcuts to them.

You will know you can search for a program quite quickly.

Here is a much less familiar way to get a list, although the list format and content may not be quite what you hope for.

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Wouldn’t it be great if it was possible to add all installed programs and apps to a single folder and launch apps/programs from there? Luckily, in Windows 10, there is an option to view all installed apps from one place and you can launch apps from there.
Step 1: Open Run command box. To do this, simultaneously press Windows logo and R keys on the keyboard.
Step 2: Type the following command in the box and then press Enter key to open Applications folder which displays all installed apps as well as classic desktop programs.
Shell:AppsFolder
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Frequently used apps in Start menu

Thank you for the information. I followed the instructions (this is Windows 10). The items on the Start menu are:

1. Show More Tiles. It was turned off so I turned it back on.

2. Show App List in Start Menu - ON

3. Show Recently Added Apps - ON

4. Show Most Used Apps - Off but is gray so I cannot do anything with it.

5. Occasionally Show Suggestions in Start - Off

6. Use Full Start Screen - Off

7. Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar - On

Even with turning the Show More Tiles on the Show Most Used Apps is not available. Any suggestions?