Windows 10: Why I cannot change "Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar and...

I just want to turn off "Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar and in File Explorer Quick Access", but the switch has been disabled. I don't think I have changed some options in Group Policy. How can I activate this switch and turn it off?

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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!

 

Microsoft Office Taskbar Jump Lists

Hi Ken,

For us to better assist you with the taskbar Jump Lists issue, we'd like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made to the computer prior to this issue (e.g. Windows updates)?
  
• Does the issue also occur on other pinned apps/files?
  

In the meantime, we suggest to turn off/on Jump Lists in Settings. To do so, please follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key + i to open Settings, then select
  Personalization.
• In the left pane, click Start.
  
• Turn Off then turn On Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on the Start or the taskbar.
  

We're looking forward to your reply.

 

"Recent Items" list vs Opening a folder for Recent Items

Hello Hamid, and welcome to Ten Forums.

It should show them under "Recent" or "Frequent" in jump lists.

I'm not aware of a way to change how many items display in jump lists in Windows 10 yet.