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1466396 2020-02-02 17:31:00 Ok, I have Windows 10 and have a very annoying problem!

On the taskbar, to the left, next to the search box, i had a shortcut for recent items. If i hovered the mouse over the icon (it looked like the file explorer icon) it would bring up a window showing all my recent files and i could navigate to them.

So, i accidentally deleted this and cannot get i back. Recent items still appears in my Quick access menu but i cannot create a shortcut in the task bar to get it back to how it was before, can anyone help???
borax (7078)
1466397 2020-02-02 18:29:00 Might help here

www.intowindows.com
Lawrence (2987)
1466398 2020-02-02 20:56:00 Might help here

www.intowindows.com

thanks for that, no help though. So, the recent files does appear in Quick access. I had a shortcut on the task bar, i could hover the mouse over it and a pop-up window would appear with my recents, its this thing i have deleted and i cant pin it back on the task bar
borax (7078)
1466399 2020-02-02 22:51:00 Make a Desktop Shortcut to the Recent Items Folder

Right-click on the desktop.
In the Context Menu, choose New.
Select Shortcut.
In the box, “type the location of the item”, enter %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\
Click Next.
Name the shortcut Recent Items or a different name if desired.
Click Finish.
Driftwood (5551)
1466400 2020-02-02 23:20:00 i did this already and have a shortcut on the desktop which works fine, however i cant drag this onto the taskbar. The person whos computer it is wants it back on the task bar (which lists the recents in a pop-up windowwhen the mouse is hovered over it), rather than a shortcut on the desktop borax (7078)
1466401 2020-02-02 23:43:00 Go to google, type in "windows 10 send shortcut to taskbar" Driftwood (5551)
1466402 2020-02-03 01:52:00 put this shortcut on your desktop as I have..... " %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\ " Koenig Tiger (14621)
1466403 2020-02-03 04:49:00 Are you meaning Recent Items or Jump Lists ?

Have a read recent-items-frequent-places-windows-10-a.html (www.tenforums.com)

This may also be of interest remove-quick-access-navigation-pane-windows-10-a.html (www.tenforums.com)
wainuitech (129)
1466404 2020-02-03 08:58:00 Looks like i have got a bit confused (not hard), it is in fact recent files i deleted off the task bar. And yes, it is the jump list that i need back. When i got to quick access the recent files do appear there. I just need that transferred down to the task bar area, with the jump list working borax (7078)
1466405 2020-02-03 17:34:00 What happens when you right click the "quick access". You should get a drop down menu, select "pin to taskbar". job done. Bryan (147)
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