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Microsoft.Policies.StartMenu• Both

Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu

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.

Policy Details

Policy Name
HideRecentlyAddedApps
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value Name
HideRecentlyAddedApps
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
Available Languages
en-us

Supported Values

Simple Enabled/Disabled toggle controlling whether the value exists under the configured registry key.