How to disable Taskbar Jump List in Windows 11/10

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Windows 11/10/eight/7 has a taskbar feature referred to as the Jump Lists. If you don't like or use this feature, you lot can hands disable Leap Lists using Settings, Registry Editor, Grouping Policy Editor or freeware Ultimate Windows Tweaker. To do this, merely follow these instructions.

Disable Taskbar Jump Lists in Windows 11/10

i] Using Windows Settings

Windows 11

To disable Recent items also as Pinned items in Windows 11, open up Settings > Personalization > Start.

Turn OFF the switch against Show recently opened items in Showtime, Spring Lists and File Explorer.

The Bound List Recent items will no longer be displayed in Windows 11.

Windows 10

To disable Taskbar Leap Lists in Windows 10, do the following:

Open Settings
Click Personalization
Select Showtime
Turn off theShow recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar and in File Explorer Quick Access toggle

In Windows 7, correct-click Taskbar > Backdrop > Start Menu tab > Uncheck Shop and brandish recently opened items in the Start card and the taskbar > Apply > OK.

The taskbar icons will now look like this.

2] Using Group Policy Editor

You can likewise configure information technology through the Group Policy Editor.

You volition find the settings here:

Reckoner Configuration > Authoritative templates > First Bill of fare and Taskbar

Locate

Do not display or track items in Jump Lists from remote locations
Do not keep history of recently opened documents

Enable information technology and information technology volition no longer brandish Jump Lists or recently opened items or browsing history.

3] Using Registry Editor

Open up Registry Editor, and navigate to the following key:

KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Avant-garde

Right-click the Advanced > New > Key.

Create a DWORD key Start_TrackDocs and give information technology a value of 0.

iv] Using Ultimate Windows Tweaker

Yous can also download and use our freeware Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

Navigate to Customization > File Explorer tab and select Disable Taskbar and First Jumplists.

Go here if you lot find that your Bound List is missing or disappeared permanently in Windows xi/10.

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