I used to use "Recent Items" and "My Recent Documents" in the start menu in previous versions of Windows to quickly open a recently opened document/activity.
Is there an equivalent aggregated list of recent documents in Windows 8, or is it just per application?
If there isn't an equivalent, is there a way I can quickly access a list of recently accessed, opened, and edited documents?
Best Answer
Yes, there is a way to do this: Just open the run dialog box by pressing Win + R and type in "
recent
". There you can see your recent activities.Note: "Recent places" can be access under Windows Explorer's under "Favorite".
Also you can create a shortcut of the "
recent
" at your desktop and then pin it to start menu. For this just right click on desktop and seclectNew>Shortcut
. In file location type the pathand click the
Next
button, it will prompt the name and now clickFinish
. You will see the shortcut on desktop now and you can pin it to start menu. Also you can defineHotkey
for this from properties now.