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Wolfie138

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Hi all
just jumped to Eleven, feeling my way around. i don't like this Start menu, i have things like Word but when i right click i just get right click options ~ how can i go back to getting a list of previously opened docs? i far preferred Ten's pane of pinned apps that had this functionality.

TIA
 

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FreeBooter said:
Maybe this app is looking for.

www.stardock.com

Start11: The ultimate Start menu replacement for Windows 10 and 11. Restore the classic look and add new functionality.

Start11: The ultimate Start menu replacement for Windows 10 and 11. Restore the classic look and add new functionality.
www.stardock.com
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I agree Start11 (in my opinion) is the best for start menu replacement and imitating previous versions of Windows. But as you possibly may know, I don’t think the actions the OP are looking for are a part of that. Meaning contact menu shell actions like open with word or edit with word etc.

Wolfie138 said:
Hi all
just jumped to Eleven, feeling my way around. i don't like this Start menu, i have things like Word but when i right click i just get right click options ~ how can i go back to getting a list of previously opened docs? i far preferred Ten's pane of pinned apps that had this functionality.

TIA
Click to expand...

Welcome to the forum 🙏

Perhaps you have the right click “Show More Options” enabled.

Please read this tutorial:

www.elevenforum.com

Disable "Show more options" context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable having to click on "Show more options" to see the full context menu for your account or all users in Windows 11. When you right click on an item in Windows 11, you will see a new modern condensed context menu with Show more options...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

If you disable show more options, you will see more options in the right click menu. Currently they will be hiding in “Show More Options” at the bottom of the context menu.

If this does or doesn’t help, or if you are having problems with the tutorial, come back and let us know.
 

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thanks for the quick replies everyone :-)
i'll have a poke about over the weekend, at the moment, this is what i see when i click the Start button and r/click on WOrd
menu.jpg
 

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if you want the win 10 start menu, you have a few options:
Start11
ExplorerPatcher
Windhawk

if you just want a jumplist of recent files in the start menu:
settings > personalization > start > show recently opened items in start,...
then you can click on "More" on the start menu bottom segment to view a full list of recent files
 

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    Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200
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    iiyama Prolite B2780HSU
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    Noctua NH-U14S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-A15 Fan
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    Logitech K120
Some programs will show jump lists, some won't..., W11 is so screwed up!!! 🤷‍♂️
(I'm using SAB)

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The thing that baffles me is, most jump lists don't work, yet they'd rather you pick up recently opened items from a section far removed from the associated program! 🤷‍♂️

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    ASUS ROG Strix
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
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