Change the Number of Recent Documents Displayed (Windows 2000/Me/XP)

This setting is used to specify the number of documents and files that are kept in the recent documents section of the Start menu.

1.Open your registry and find the key below.

2.Create a new DWORD value called "MaxRecentDocs" and set it to equal the number of documents to display in the recent documents list, the default is 15.

Restart Windows for the change to take efftec.

Registry Settings
User Key : [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
System Key : [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Value Name : MaxRecentDocs
Data Type : REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data : Number of Documents (32-bit)

Disclaimer : Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.