Most recent items on Start Menu not showing up

Problem

Click on the start menu and no recently used programs show up.

Cause

The feature may be disabled or a corrupt registry may be to blame

Solution

1. Enable the feature
2. Correct faulty Registry

Solution 1 – Enable The Feature

1. Click Start
2. Open “Control Panel”
3. In the top right make sure “View” is set to Large Icons
4. Open the “Taskbar and Start Menu”
5. Click the “Start Menu” tab
6. Click “Customize…” button. This will open the customize Start Menu window.
7. At the bottom there is “Start menu size” section
8. Change the “Number of recent programs to display” to “10”
9. Also change the “Number of recent items to display in Jump Lists:” to “10”
10. Click “OK” button.

Solution 2 – Correct Faulty Registry Entries with a pre-made download

Download the following file : Download Reg Fix

Run the file and accept and warning.