Windows Media Player Jumplist - no more recent items

[M4dn3ss]

Hi
Something must have happened to my Windows Media Player... its Jumplist doesn't display anything anymore except for "Resume Previous List", "Play all music", "Windows Media Player" and "Unpin from taskbar"

It used to display all my recently opened files but now they're not there.
Any solutions?

 

[Dzomlija]

Hi
Something must have happened to my Windows Media Player... its Jumplist doesn't display anything anymore except for "Resume Previous List", "Play all music", "Windows Media Player" and "Unpin from taskbar"

It used to display all my recently opened files but now they're not there.
Any solutions?

Try this:

1. Open Windows Media Player
2. Switch to Library view if it opens in Player Mode (the icon just beneath the close button in the top right corner)
3. Click the "Tools" menu, then select "Options"
4. Click the "Privacy" tab
5. At the bottom of the "Privacy" tab is the History box. Which if those items are checked?
6. Make the necessary changes to the History settings, then click OK

 

[M4dn3ss]

Hmm they're all ticked and it's still not working
I tried clearing it (using those two buttons) and played some files, they still don't show up...

 

[M4dn3ss]

Does anyone have any solutions? This problem is starting to get really annoying

 

[Dzomlija]

Hmm they're all ticked and it's still not working
I tried clearing it (using those two buttons) and played some files, they still don't show up...

Try unticking those options, then close WMP.
Open WMP again, tick those options, then close WMP.
Double-click a media file in Explorer, and let's see if it keep a history

 

[M4dn3ss]

Tried it, when I tried to play a file it crashed saying "Server execution failed" and then the second time it worked, however the history was still not saved

 

[Dzomlija]

Tried it, when I tried to play a file it crashed saying "Server execution failed" and then the second time it worked, however the history was still not saved

I get "Server execution failed" all the time!

Does your jump list look similar to mine:

 

[M4dn3ss]

It used to... but now it's just Tasks

 

[Dzomlija]

It used to... but now it's just Tasks

Sorry for the long delays between replies.

Anyhow, I think I have the solution for you:

1. Open Windows Media Player
2. Switch to Library view if it opens in Player Mode (the icon just beneath the close button in the top right corner)
3. Click the "Tools" menu, then select "Options"
4. Click the "Player" tab
5. Add a checkmark to the "Save recently used to the Jumplist instead of frequently used"
6. Click OK

 

[M4dn3ss]

Thanks for your help, unfortunately it still doesn't work
is there any way maybe to reinstall WMP?

 

[Dzomlija]

Thanks for your help, unfortunately it still doesn't work
is there any way maybe to reinstall WMP?

Try these tutorials. It may help with your present situation:

Windows Media Player - Rebuild Corrupted Librares
Windows Media Player Troubleshooting Guide

 

[M4dn3ss]

Can you believe it? It still doesn't work!
It might be a problem with Windows... should I reinstall? (Which I was kinda planning to do anyway, for unrelated reasons)

 

[Dzomlija]

Can you believe it? It still doesn't work!
It might be a problem with Windows... should I reinstall? (Which I was kinda planning to do anyway, for unrelated reasons)

Try these also:

• Jump Lists
• Jump Lists - Change Number of Recent Items to Display
• Recent Items - Reset and Clear All Items in Jump Lists