Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu

This policy allows you to prevent the Start Menu from displaying a list of recently installed applications.

If you enable this policy, the Start Menu will no longer display the "Recently added" list. The corresponding setting will also be disabled in Settings.

Supported on: At least Windows Server, Windows 10 Version 1803

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value NameHideRecentlyAddedApps
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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