If you want to see recently opened files in Windows 11, then open Recent Items folder, use File Explorer Home, Taskbar, Start menu, etc.

Displaying Recent Files in Windows 8. If you previously used Windows 7, you probably remember the list of recently viewed files embedded in the Start menu. Because Windows 8 and 8.1 don't have a ...

By default, File Explorer in Windows 10 has a recent-files section when you open to the Quick Access section.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a ...

One of the better features of Windows 10's Start menu was accidentally removed in update KB5055518. Now it's back!

Windows has a number of ways of finding recently used files. However, it also has a unified folder tucked away where you can browse all of the files y ...