Windows 7: Cannot Enable Store & Display Recently Opened ...

It used to work but now I am unable to check (enable) the two 'Privacy' boxes in the Start Menu Properties dialogue (see below). When I clik in the boxes the check mark does not appear. Help!

Hello MourningStar,

You might see if using OPTION ONE in the tutorials below to enable them may be able to help ungray them for you.

Recent Programs - Enable or Disable

and

Recent Items - Enable or Disable

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Shawn -

Thank you much. Your advice worked. All is back to normal (for now). For the life of me I cannot understand how these weird things happen to me. I am ever so grateful you and this site exist.

-Marcos

You're most welcome Marcos. That's great news.

Since you are not sure what may have changed this setting, I would recommend to do a full scan of your system with Malwarebytes free just to be safe and help make sure that your system is clean.

OK Shawn, I took your advice and ran it. Nothing detected. I decided to also do a full scan with MS Security Essentials and there were some items detected. Thnx!

Oh btw, as I was navigating the Control Panel during all this I happened across the 'Action Center' and noticed that 'Windows Security Center Service' is turned off. I cliked on the 'Turn On Now' button and got a message that 'the Windows Security Center service cannot be started'. First, I don't know what this is. Could it be automatically disabled because I am using the Malwatebytes and MS Security Essentials? If not, do I have another problem? Other than these pesky little issues my system has been running fine (almost 24/7 since fall 2009). fwiw, my UAC is set at the highest setting.

thnx -Marcos

You might go ahead and create a new thread for that issue to get better help with it.

ok - can you suggest a title and which forum?

Windows Security Center service cannot be started would be a good title in General Discussion.

ok - will do, thnx.

De nada mate.