This policy setting allows you to control whether users see a list of recommended files on the File tab or start page in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, on devices running Windows.
If you enable this policy setting, users will see a list of recommended files on the File tab or start page.
If you disable this policy setting, users won't see a list of recommended files on the File tab or start page.
If you don't configure this policy setting, users will see a list of recommended files on the File tab or start page.
For more information, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2146780.
Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.
| Registry Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Registry Path | software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\general |
| Value Name | recommendeddocumentsenabled |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Enabled Value | 1 |
| Disabled Value | 0 |