More 'Recent Documents'

  • Thread starter Thread starter Jonathan Finney
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Start, then right click on blue area of start menu. Select properties and
Start Menu tab. Click on Customize and select the number you want under
Programs.
 
Jonathan Finney said:
How do I increase the number of 'Recent Documents'
shown in the Start Menu?
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1. Start Regedit.

2. Go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

3. Right click "Explorer", create a DWORD value (select New | DWORD Value)
and name it MaxRecentDocs

4. Double click MaxRecentDocs and enter the number you want in the "Value
data" edit box.
 
I tried that and it didn't work. Do you have to reboot?
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It won't show you your desired number of documents all at once - it will
build up to that number as you open different files.
 
Yeah. You'll only know it's worked when you've actually opened that many
documents. I set mine to 40 then opened loads of PDF files and it's worked
a treat.

Unfortunately, creating the new DWORD and value appears to wipe the
documents already in the list, but this is a small price to pay.
 
When I made the change yesterday, it failed to add documents as I opened
them. However, when I rebooted today, it wiped the list clean, then as I
tested it by opening documents, it is building up to the higher number as it
should.
 
Another question, if anyone is still monitoring this thread-- how can one
sort them by date, so the newest is at the top?
 
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