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I just moved from Windows 7 to 10. The Windows 7 start menu would show me recent documents. I found this convenient. It looked like this:

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Now in Windows 10, I don't see a "Recent" list lie in Windows 7. Instead I see this ugliness. Is there a way to get some sort of recent list when I hover over an application icon?

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user2023861
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  • install StartiSback++ or ClassicShell to get it back: http://superuser.com/a/946675/174557. the Win10 start menu sucks http://superuser.com/a/1132380/174557 – magicandre1981 Dec 20 '16 at 15:52
  • While it doesn't function in the same manner, I utilize a shortcut based upon the answer from **thilina R** in the question I referenced: *"Method 2: Make a desktop shortcut to the folder 'Recent Items'"* Ultimately, you can pin that to your All Programs list and your Start Menu. When you open it, sort by the *Modified* column and it becomes very useful. – Run5k Dec 20 '16 at 15:56

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Windows 10 will only show the most used apps, and recently added apps. Sadly there is no such thing as recent used in the windows 10 start menu.

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I've noticed that Microsoft applications (i.e. Word, Outlook) have this feature built-in. For example, if I were reading a PDF and later used Outlook to create an email that required an attachement, the first suggestion would most likely be that PDF as well as a few other recent documents.

Perhaps this could be Microsoft's new direction with regard to 'Recent Documents'...

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  • Welcome to Super User! Please read the question again carefully. Your answer does **not** answer the original question. – DavidPostill Dec 21 '16 at 14:10