By default, jump lists display the ten most recently accessed items. Note that the lists display ten items, not that lists only keep track of ten. In fact, if you access a jump list displaying ten items and remove one, you'll notice another item move in to take its place. That being said, if you would prefer that jump lists display a different number of items other than ten, you can modify it, but only if you are using Windows 7 or Windows 8. (Windows 10 lacks the ability to adjust the number of jump list items.)
If you are using Windows 7, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Customize Start Menu dialog box.
If you are using Windows 8, follow these steps:
Figure 2. The Jump Lists tab of the Taskbar and Navigation Properties dialog box.
This tip (12670) applies to Windows 7 and 8.
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2015-12-14 18:27:52
Brian Hershman
Running Windows 7 Pro x64, I followed the appropriate instructions above and got the "Customize Start Menu" dialog up.
The Number of Recent Items to Display box is greyed out even though the Recent Items option is checked.
I certainly have several apps with jump lists (as defined here) - e.g. Excel, Word - but nothing shows up against them in the Start Menu.
What have I missed?
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