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Can't delete any recent items on Taskbar by right click from Word

Anonymous
2023-03-06T12:56:40+00:00

I ran into this weird question a couple of months ago.

I thought it would be gone after a reboot, but no

I'm NOT able to delete any recent items on the taskbar from Word.

But I AM able to do that by right click on other apps (like explorer or notepad)

I've tried to clear everything from this folder %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations--NO USE

I've tried to clear all the history of the most recent items ---NO USE

I've tried to disable the function from setting and turn it back on---NO USE

How come?

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  1. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-03-10T17:43:09+00:00

    Can you rerun the commands and post the screenshot of the output window?

    Also, try the following:

    Unpin the Winword shortcut and pin it again.

    Open Settings and disable "Show recently opened items in Jump Lists...". And then reenable the setting.

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  1. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-03-10T12:31:58+00:00

    See if clearing these two folders (AutomaticDestinations and CustomDestinations) helps.

    Open a Command Prompt window.

    Shift + right-click on the Taskbar and click "Exit Explorer"

    Switch to the Command Prompt window and run:

    • taskkill /im explorer.exe /f
    • md "%temp%\automaticdestinations"
    • md "%temp%\customdestinations"
    • cd /d "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations"
    • move *.* "%temp%\automaticdestinations"
    • cd /d "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations"
    • move *.* "%temp%\customdestinations"

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-08T11:04:41+00:00

    Hi Donny, how are you?

    I can suggest you view this topic:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/fo...

    Provide the steps and tell us if works!

    If you need help to perform steps, reach me!

    Regards,

    R. Cord

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  3. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-03-08T09:10:17+00:00

    Download JumpListsView and find the Application ID for doc/docx files. Post the Application ID here.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-06T13:41:15+00:00

    Hi, I hope you are well.

    I can suggest some tips

    have you tried, resetting the recent items list for Word by going to

    > File > Options > Advanced, and then scrolling down to the Display section and clicking on the "Clear" button next to "Show this number of Recent Documents".

    The recent items list may be locked or protected in some way, preventing you from deleting items from it.

    try running Word as an administrator to see if this resolves the issue.

    Try clearing the File Explorer history: Open File Explorer and click on the "View" tab. Click on the "Options" button and then click on "Change folder and search options". In the Folder Options window, click on the "Clear" button next to "Clear File Explorer history".

    Check the Windows Registry: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type "regedit" and press Enter. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Look for a value named "TaskbarFavoritesEnabled" and make sure it is set to "1". If it is not set to 1, right-click on it and select "Modify" to change the value.

    let me know if helps,

    Regards,

    R. Cord

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