How to increase the number of recent files displayed from taskbar?

Question

When you right-click on an application that's pinned to the taskbar, it comes up with a list of recent files. Is there a way to increase the number it shows?

Answer 1

When you right-click on an application that's pinned to the taskbar, it comes up with a list of recent files. Is there a way to increase the number it shows?

Hi

Right click the Start Button and click Properties.

Select the Customize Button.

At the bottom of that configuration dialog you will see the settings for increasing the number of recent items in the Jump Lists.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

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Ronnie Vernon MVP – Windows Expert - Consumer

Answer 2

Thanks, that half worked. Despite increasing the limit from 10 to 30, only 17 are displayed. Any ideas what's causing that?

Answer 3

Thanks, that half worked. Despite increasing the limit from 10 to 30, only 17 are displayed. Any ideas what's causing that?

Hi

When you change that setting, the results may not be immediate, because of the following variables.

1. How many items for a particular Taskbar pinned program have been opened recently and are in the Recent Items list.
2. The number of 'Pinned' items are in the top pinned section of the Jump Lists.
3. The Jump Lists will eventually stretch from the top of the Taskbar to the top of the screen. In this case, the number will vary depending on screen resolution and screen text size.
4. If a file appears in the top pinned section of the Jump List, it will not appear in the lower Recent section.

The Jump Lists Recent, Pinned, Frequent, and Tasks items are populated according to the information in the Jump Lists store files and the users Recent folder.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

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Ronnie Vernon MVP – Windows Expert - Consumer

Answer 4

I'm having the same issue.  I've opened many files in Excel but they don't appear in the Recent Files or in the Pinned Files.  I try to add a file to the Excel icon on the Taskbar, so I click and drag the file icon to the icon on the taskbar and it says "pin to Microsoft Excel", assuming it's going to be there when I right click on the taskbar item.  But it's not there.  I can add that same file to the Word icon on the taskbar but not to the Excel icon.....and it's an excel file!  Please help, it's driving me crazy!!!

Answer 5

I'm having the same issue. I've opened many files in Excel but they don't appear in the Recent Files or in the Pinned Files. I try to add a file to the Excel icon on the Taskbar, so I click and drag the file icon to the icon on the taskbar and it says "pin to Microsoft Excel", assuming it's going to be there when I right click on the taskbar item. But it's not there. I can add that same file to the Word icon on the taskbar but not to the Excel icon.....and it's an excel file! Please help, it's driving me crazy!!!