Windows 7: Jump Lists - Change Number of Recent Items to Display

   Information

This will show you how to change the number of Recent Items to display on the Start menu and taskbar pinned icon Jump Lists in Windows 7.

   Note

On a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the Jump List of an application may disappear permanently when you use the application to open or save a new item. This issue occurs when there are 999 items in the Jump List already.

Installing the update at the link below resolves the issue and enables the displaying of the Jump Lists.

A Jump List is not displayed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if the list contains more than 999 items

   Warning

Recent Items will need to be turned on in order for the Start menu and taskbar pinned icons to have recent items in the Jump Lists. Turning Recent Items off will clear the Recent items in Jump Lists as well.

OPTION ONE

Through Customize Start Menu Settings

1. Right click on the Start button and click on Properties.

2. Click on the Customize button. (See screenshot below)

3. Under the Start menu size section at the bottom, change the Number of recent items to display in Jump Lists to a number between 0 and 60. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: The default number to display is 10. This setting will be grayed out if recent items is turned off.

4. Click on OK. (See screenshot above)

5. Click on OK. (See screenshot below step 2)

OPTION TWO

Manually in Registry Editor

1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search line and press enter.

2. In regedit, navigate to: (See screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

3. In the right pane of Advanced, right click on Start_JumpListItems and click on Modify. (See screenshot above)

4. Select (dot) Decimal. (See screenshot below)

5. Enter how many (0 to 60) recent items you want displayed in Jump Lists, then click on OK. (See screensho above)
NOTE: The default number to display is 10.

6. Close Regedit.