Enable maximum number of shortcuts in recent documents option of start menu (for all users)
This setting enables you the facility of making maximum number of shortcuts (default value is 15) in Recent Documents in Start menu.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
This setting enables you the facility of making maximum number of shortcuts (default value is 15) on recent documents in start menu. Windows saves the recently used documents here by practice. You can change this number with your required input value. For this, you have to make changes in the registry. Go to start->run and enter regedit and click ok. Search the key. Enter reg_dword value for maxrecentdocs in right panel. Enter the value with the number of shortcuts required. Delete this entry for default value. After restart, changes take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
This setting enables you the facility of making maximum number of shortcuts (default value is 15) on recent documents in start menu. Windows saves the recently used documents here by practice. You can change this number with your required input value. For this, you have to make changes in the registry. Go to start->run and enter regedit and click ok. Search the key. Enter reg_dword value for maxrecentdocs in right panel. Enter the value with the number of shortcuts required. Delete this entry for default value. After restart, changes take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\], key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies".

Go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]</b>,right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "MaxRecentDocs" in "Explorer" key.

Next, right-click on "MaxRecentDocs" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "<User Defined Value>" (Base Hexadecimal) without quotation in the text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: Explorer
- Data Type: Key
- Action Type: Add an Entry
- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: MaxRecentDocs
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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