Let me start by telling you what a jump list really is. Windows tracks all your browsing activities. That is, if you open your file explorer and go to the movie folder, Windows saves this activity somewhere. If you play a song on your media player, it is also saved somewhere. So where is this somewhere? Where can you see all this saved information? This is the real purpose of our jump lists. To view the Jump List associated with an application, simply right-click the application icon whose Jump List you want to display on the taskbar, as shown in the image.
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Or you can just click the Start menu icon and find the application whose Jump List you want to view and click the side arrow associated with it. This also allows you to view the jump list associated with a particular application.
Well, this feature is not designed in any way to invade your personal privacy or anything like that. In fact, this feature is designed to enhance the user experience. With jump lists, you can easily go to recently opened files and folders without much browsing. But yes, some users may find this personal privacy violation. Well, don't worry, dive into the rest of the article to efficiently fix this little problem of yours.
1 STEP
- First, launch the application settings file from the expanded Start menu options.
2 STEP
- Once the Application settings file opens before you, click on the option called Personalization.
PHASE 3
- A new window for Personalization opens. There will be several sections in the left window pane. Find the one called Start.
PHASE 4
- Click on the Start section as shown in the screenshot. Now in the right window pane, find the toggle button that says Show recently opened items in Jump Lists in Start or on the taskbar. Just turn it off. This will clear the jump lists associated with different applications on your system.
PHASE 5
- Now, if you want your system to keep track of all recently opened files from then on, turn on the toggle button as shown in the screenshot. This will reactivate your jump lists.
PHASE 6
- That is. Now let's check if it works. Oh yes, it does!
It's so easy to clear all your jump lists at once and reactivate them if you prefer. Try this trick today. Hope you found the article useful.
