Open Personalization in the Settings app. Click/tap on Start on the left side. Turn on or off to Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar for what you want. Source You can also set the following registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Just set the DWORD Start_TrackDocs value to the desired setting 0 = Turn off 1 = Turn on