Tip 27: More "Recent Documents"

Windows, by default, displays only the 15 most recently accessed documents on the Start, My Documents menu. However, you can adjust this number by performing the following steps:

  1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
  2. Navigate to the key indicated below and add the value named.
     
    Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
    Name: MaxRecentDocs
    Type: REG_DWORD
    Value: Set this value to the number of documents that you want Windows to display (in multiples of 15)
  3. Close the registry editor.