Win10 application jump lists

[ladymuck]

This is driving me bonkers.

I have three Win10 based devices. Two laptops and a desktop.

All are on the same version of windoze:
Version 22H2
OS Build 19045.5737
Experience pack 1000.19061.1000.0

One of the laptops still has working jump lists on installed applications - right click the application icon and you see a list of recently opened files and you can pin some that you use a lot for quick access.

The other laptop and desktop have lost this functionality.

I thought this was an OS level function, as it works on non-Microsoft applications (e.g. Adobe Acrobat). The settings for enabling the jump lists haven't been touched on any of the devices since each was set up.

So... what on earth do I need to do to get the jump lists back? It might make a small time difference in opening a file but because my muscle memory always starts with right-click, select file, I end up then having to take some time to be annoyed before then taking 3-4 extra clicks to find what I'm wanting to work on.

[woody1]

Don't know the answer but just curious...

Did the non-functioning desktop & laptop both stop working around the same time? Did this coincide with anything in the Windows Update history?

PS. alternatively, did it coincide with installing any new applications (this may sometimes cause the problem, see below)?

[woody1]

Not an uncommon problem by the sounds of it. A "Repair Install" might be worth considering.

https://superuser.com/questions/1321...-on-windows-10

"In such difficult cases to analyze, the solution might be to use a big hammer - Repair Install. This does an in-place upgrade without losing anything other than all installed Windows Updates. It requires the installed Windows to be able to boot and to run the installation process. It is also very important to use the Windows installation media of the same major version of Windows as is installed. Run Windows Update afterward, as all updates will be lost.

There is no guarantee that this will fix all the problems, since this is not a clean install. Many settings that you changed will stay, so this is not a cure-all solution. But it is better than the destructive Reset or Refresh.

For directions on performing the Repair Install see the article
How to Do a Repair Install of Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade.
"

[ladymuck]

It's only happened recently, maybe in the past two weeks. I could do a side-by-side check of what updates are on the working device compared to the non-working.

I don't fancy doing a repair, the last time I attempted that I ended up having to do a totally clean reinstallation as it borked itself.

[sadkingbilly]

ah, good old windoze. software as a sh1teheap.

[woody1]

It's only happened recently, maybe in the past two weeks. I could do a side-by-side check of what updates are on the working device compared to the non-working.

Maybe also compare any relevant registry settings.

I don't fancy doing a repair, the last time I attempted that I ended up having to do a totally clean reinstallation as it borked itself.

TBH I wouldn't trust it either.

[woody1]

ah, good old windoze. software as a sh1teheap.

At least it improves with every new version.

[sadkingbilly]

At least it improves with every new version.

Piled Higher and Deeper?

[ladymuck]

I checked a load of registry settings based on some website article. Compared all the usual settings one would expect to have set, cross referenced all of the patches installed this year. Still can't find the point of difference.

[woody1]

I checked a load of registry settings based on some website article. Compared all the usual settings one would expect to have set, cross referenced all of the patches installed this year. Still can't find the point of difference.

What I did once, when things went a bit screwy, was did a search on the C drive for any OS files (eg. *.dll) which had been modified in the past N weeks.

From what you say, it doesn't sound like a Windows update has done this but other than that it's hard to think of anything else which could have changed the behaviour of two machines at the same time.

You don't have any applications which auto-update? I use Opera which was forever updating, and I ended up disabling the auto-update. A search for recently modified dlls should reveal any apps which have been updated.