Policy
Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy allows you to prevent the Start Menu from displaying a list of recently installed applications. If you enable this policy, the Start Menu will no longer display the "Recently added" list. The corresponding setting will also be disabled in Settings.
Internal name
HideRecentlyAddedApps
Policy ID
126cfebcf068
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Value name HideRecentlyAddedApps | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
HideRecentlyAddedApps
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.