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Solved [Solved] Start Menu "Recent Items" Suddenly Missing
Worked fine for years. Checked my folder options go verify that Show hidden files & folders is enabled. Running Vista Home Premium SP1
Operating System
Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Premium
Manufacturer/Model
HP a6400f
Memory
3 GB
Graphics card(s)
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 27-inch
Screen Resolution
1080
Hard Drives
500 GB Internal
Internet Speed
Not connected
Hello skeezix, and welcome to Vista Forums.
Do you mean that the
Recent Items button is missing in the Start Menu?
If so, then the tutorial below may be able to help.
If not, then please give more details.
Hope this helps for now,
Shawn
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
I fixed the problem by switching from the Classic start menu to the Vista start menu. Trouble is, I'm sure I've been using the Classic start menu for years now.
Operating System
Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Premium
Manufacturer/Model
HP a6400f
Memory
3 GB
Graphics card(s)
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 27-inch
Screen Resolution
1080
Hard Drives
500 GB Internal
Internet Speed
Not connected
You may have
added a folder shortcut to the Classic Start Menu to the hidden folder below for Recent Items.
C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent Items
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
No, I don't think so. The Start menu was only a single column - no right-hand column - so I must have been using the Vista version of the Start menu all along.
Operating System
Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Premium
Manufacturer/Model
HP a6400f
Memory
3 GB
Graphics card(s)
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 27-inch
Screen Resolution
1080
Hard Drives
500 GB Internal
Internet Speed
Not connected
The important part is that you got it back to what you wanted though.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
Thank you for your help. I've been working with Windows since version 3.0. If it weren't for folks like you who spend a lot of time answering questions, I don't know what I would do.
Operating System
Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Premium
Manufacturer/Model
HP a6400f
Memory
3 GB
Graphics card(s)
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 27-inch
Screen Resolution
1080
Hard Drives
500 GB Internal
Internet Speed
Not connected
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
This has nothing to do with your problem but are you really running SP1?
Operating System
Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
Manufacturer/Model
Cyberpower
CPU
Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
Motherboard
NVIDIA 780i
Memory
4 GB
Graphics card(s)
MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Sound Blaster SB Audigy
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic VG2436
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p
Hard Drives
Samsung HD 105SI
WDC WD20
Case
Apevia XJupiter
Cooling
air
Mouse
Logitech MX 600
Keyboard
Logitech MX 3200
Internet Speed
30 Mbps
Yes, I'm really running SP1. I have since disconnected the computer from the internet.
Why? Is there an SP2??
Operating System
Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Premium
Manufacturer/Model
HP a6400f
Memory
3 GB
Graphics card(s)
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 27-inch
Screen Resolution
1080
Hard Drives
500 GB Internal
Internet Speed
Not connected
Since you posted in the Vista forum, I assume that's what you have. SP2 for Vista was issued in 2009.
Operating System
Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
Manufacturer/Model
Cyberpower
CPU
Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
Motherboard
NVIDIA 780i
Memory
4 GB
Graphics card(s)
MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Sound Blaster SB Audigy
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic VG2436
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p
Hard Drives
Samsung HD 105SI
WDC WD20
Case
Apevia XJupiter
Cooling
air
Mouse
Logitech MX 600
Keyboard
Logitech MX 3200
Internet Speed
30 Mbps