Solved Grayed out recent program list in start menu

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How to enable it???

Status: Resolved see post bellow for answer
 

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Hello Christian, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Please post a screenshot of these two regedit locations below to see if you have any other entries in there other than the ones you see below. I'll take a look to see if there's one you will need to delete to restore this back for you. :)

HKCU.jpg

HKLM.jpg
 

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Here you are

Thanks for replying

EDIT: BTW my username is "christantoan" not "christian" (That's my religion anyway :b)
 

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Ok,

It's the NoInstrumentation in the HKCU location that is causing it. Right click on it and click on delete, and log off and log on to restore Recent Programs in the Start Menu properties page. :)

NoInstrumentation.jpg
 

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RESOLVED

Thank you very much
 

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You're most welcome Christan. :)
 

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Brink said:
Ok,

It's the NoInstrumentation in the HKCU location that is causing it. Right click on it and click on delete, and log off and log on to restore Recent Programs in the Start Menu properties page. :)
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Thanks heaps, Brink! I had the same problem. Though, this was because I used - on a trial basis - AVG PC Tune Up 2011 which had a lot of settings which I was experimenting with. The trial was only for a day. It expired and then of course, I started hunting for the solution to this. You were the only one who nailed the problem straightaway.

Thanks, once again. :)
 
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You're most welcome DaCentaur, and welcome to Seven Forums. Thank you. :)
 

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I understand this post is old however my problem is the same. My reg-edit however is different could be Pro version instead of Ultimate. I have included an attachment of my screen shot.
 

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APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
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Brink said:
Hello JW, and welcome to Seven Forums.

See if the REG files in the tutorial below for this may be able to enable it again for you. :)

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/32666-recent-programs-enable-disable.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Thanks for the welcome Brink, and a quick reply! I had previously looked at your posts for the jump list settings, I could not resolve my problem. I have attached the start menu screens for your preview. As you can seen my display recently opened programs check box is grayed out. Thanks!!!!!!!!!
 

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I'm sorry JW, but the tutorial I posted above is not for Jump Lists. Did you merge the REG file in step 2 of OPTION ONE in the tutorial and restart the computer to see if was enabled afterwards?
 

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Galaxy S23 Plus phone
JW,

Ok. Check in Default Programs to set the reg file extension to have it's Current Default program set as Registry Editor (C:\Windows\regedit.exe). Afterwards, try merging the REG file again to see if it's there. :)
 

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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Solved, .reg files were set to open with, "notebook". I appreciate your help Brink, you have been most helpful.
 

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You're most welcome JW. :)
 

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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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2560x1440
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
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Logitech MX Master 4
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2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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Google Chrome
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Brink said:
Hello JW, and welcome to Seven Forums.

See if the REG files in the tutorial below for this may be able to enable it again for you. :)

Recent Programs - Enable or Disable

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Brink you and this thread are the gift that keeps on giving!


Although this thread is old and windows 7 is officially unsupported by M$, i had to register to post a big thank you as this is still an issue when using clean up app i used and ended up with this very issue.


You have assisted in this matter and resolved my headache along with it.


Bless you and Hazzah


Regards Chris
 

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Autastic Chris said:
Brink you and this thread are the gift that keeps on giving!


Although this thread is old and windows 7 is officially unsupported by M$, i had to register to post a big thank you as this is still an issue when using clean up app i used and ended up with this very issue.


You have assisted in this matter and resolved my headache along with it.


Bless you and Hazzah


Regards Chris
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I'm glad it could help you Chris, and welcome to Seven Forums. :-)
 

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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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