How to Control What Appears on Windows 11 Jump Lists
Jump lists make accessing your recently and frequently accessed items faster and easier in your favorite apps. If you’d like to customize Windows 11 jump lists, we have a few methods to help you out. You can use the Settings app or a registry editor tweak to control what and how many items appear in these lists. Here’s how to do that.
What Is a Jump List in Windows 11?
When you right-click an appon Windows’s taskbaror in the All apps menu of Start, you see your recently and frequently accessed items for that app. This list of items is called a jump list of that specific app.
You can select any item on a jump list to open that item in that app. This saves you time as you don’t have to locate the file on your computer and then open it, or launch the app and then use the “Open” option.
Jump lists support pinned items, so an item doesn’t necessarily have to remain recently or frequently accessed for it to appear on a jump list. You can manually pin items to these lists, giving yourself quick access to them.
Enable Jump Lists on Windows 11 Using the Settings App
Jump lists are enabled for all apps by default in Windows 11. If you right-click an app and don’t see the list, turn on the feature using Settings as follows.
Note that you won’t see the files you’ve accessed before enabling the feature in your apps’ jump lists. The lists will only show the files that you access after you’ve enabled the feature. Disabling and re-enabling the option erases the contents of the jump list.
Pin and Unpin Items in Jump Lists on the Taskbar and the Start Menu
To stick specific items on jump lists, simply pin them to these lists. This way, even if you don’t access those items frequently, the jump lists will still display them. If you’ve already pinned items to your app’s jump list, it’s possible to unpin those items if you want.
If you end up mistakenly unpinning an item, use the pinning step above to re-pin that item.
Jump lists for your apps appear in the All apps section of the Start menu. These lists don’t appear when you search for an app or on the main Start menu interface.
When you pin and unpin jump list items on the Start menu, these changes apply to the taskbar jump lists. This is because Windows syncs your taskbar and Start menu jump lists to ensure both lists are consistent.
Show More Items in a Jump List Using a Registry Editor Tweak
If you’ve noticed, Windows 11 only displays 13 items at most in your app’s jump lists. Many screens support displaying more items than that. In this case, you can tweakWindows’ registryto make the system display more than 13 items in your apps’ jump lists.
Note that editing the Windows registry incorrectly can cause your system to be unstable. Follow the instructions to the letter, and you should have no issues.
In the future, you can restore jump lists to their default values by right-clicking theJumpListItems_Maximumentry, choosingDelete, andrebooting your PC.
Make Windows 11’s Jump Lists Work the Way You Want
Windows 11’s jump lists are an excellent way to quickly get back to your favorite files in your favorite apps. This feature makes your workflows more efficient and convenient. Our guide above shows you how to enable this feature and add (or remove) sticky items to your jump lists. We hope youget the most out of this built-in feature on your PC. Enjoy!
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