- Open
Personalization
in theSettings
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.

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