The Windows 7 operating system has a friendly interface and very convenient controls and settings. Fans of Windows XP will find it a bit hard to get used to the "niceties" of the new system, but they will definitely appreciate the innovations, especially since since the release of Windows 7 all modern applications, including games, have been created specifically to work in this environment.
It is necessary
administrator rights
Instructions
Step 1
Click on the "Start" button to open the menu. Hover your cursor over the program whose recent files you want to view and open. If you worked in Microsoft Word, select this program from the list and hover over the item with the mouse cursor. A menu with recent documents appears next to it.
Step 2
If you want to know which pages were last opened in the browser, find the corresponding entry in the Start menu and hover your mouse over it. A list of recently opened pages on the Internet will appear to the right of the entry. If the list of recently launched programs is not enough for you, customize the Start menu. Right-click on the taskbar and open the "Properties" item. On the Start Menu tab, click on the Customize button at the top of the window.
Step 3
Notice the bottom of the Start Menu Customize, Start Menu Size. There are two entries here that need to be edited: "Display number of recently used programs:" and "Display number of recently used items in the jump list:". The first indicates the number of programs in the quick access menu, the second indicates the number of recently viewed files of this program. To clear these lists, set the "Display count of recently used items in the Jump list" field to 0 and restart your computer.
Step 4
In general, we can say that it is not difficult to view recently viewed files on a computer. However, it is worth noting that the list usually includes no more than 20 files that were last viewed. Over time, this list gets cleared. Also, do not forget that recently viewed files are included in the list of temporary files, so when you use programs to clear unnecessary data, all recently viewed files are deleted.
