[Windows 10] Recent games when right-clicking Steam on Taskbar

[Cheeco]

I used the recent game feature all the time on WIndows 7, but after upgrading to Windows 10, I don't get a list of my recent games or any pinned games whenever I right-click the Steam icon on my taskbar at the bottom. Is this feature gone or is there a way to get back? Or is it still there for everyone else and just not me?

[Dusk of Oolacile]

W10 doesn't seem to have a jumplist feature on taskbar buttons. You should still be able to use the context menu of the tray icon.

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

My recent games were gone from the W7 and W8 jumplists for awhile so I didn't notice them in Windows 10. You can still see them in the system tray however.

Originally posted by Dusk of Oolacile:

W10 doesn't seem to have a jumplist feature on taskbar buttons. You should still be able to use the context menu of the tray icon.

Mine does. Odd.

[Numb-Tung]

W10 is just an update of w8, it Im surprised at the thousands of problems that show up for it. Its reported as the ''Best Windows yet'' *cough* Most folks dont realise that its ''NOT A NEW OS'' its an update of the previous of the previous..etc .etc '' but hey how.

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

^^^
Am I the only one who experienced 0 (ZERO) problems upgrading to Win10?

Originally posted by Plinky:

its an update of the previous of the previous..etc .etc '' but hey how.

by that logic none of the windows are new, we still running on WIndows 1 with updates.

[Numb-Tung]

Yep. you're going solo bud !

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

Microsoft really nailed it this time, its such a nice smooth operating system. Games play better AND task switching doesn't crash anymore :3

[Majistic]

Originally posted by ahuut:

My recent games were gone from the W7 and W8 jumplists for awhile so I didn't notice them in Windows 10. You can still see them in the system tray however.

Originally posted by Dusk of Oolacile:

W10 doesn't seem to have a jumplist feature on taskbar buttons. You should still be able to use the context menu of the tray icon.

Mine does. Odd.

You got a list of recent games in your jumplist? All I have is the default stuff like to change status (online/away/busy/offline) and to open up some other windows like Friends, Servers, etc I don't have any list of actual games I recently played.

https://imgur.com/vCu072s

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

No I meant my win10 does have jumplists, I haven't seen the games appear in the jumplist for like 2 years, yes even in 7 and 8, mind you.

I always just use the system tray icon.

[Majistic]

Ah I did the opposite back in 7. I was using the jumplist and it was nice being able to pin games to your jumplist. I didn't know about the system tray icon.

[kdodds]

I use the Steam Client or Start Menu, not the task bar, so I never really notice, but can confirm that it's not in current Windows 7, so this is not new to Windows 10.

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

Originally posted by kdodds:

I use the Steam Client or Start Menu, not the task bar, so I never really notice, but can confirm that it's not in current Windows 7, so this is not new to Windows 10.

my windows 7 laptop doesn't have it either

[Majistic]

Windows 7 has this ability :
https://imgur.com/tGnAUO9
You can view your lists of recent and pinned games when right-clicking on the Steam icon in the taskbar.

[AZUR]

They both have the ability to show recent in the jumplist. Steam must have reset the settings when we upgraded. Go to steam Settings > Interface > Set taskbar preferences. Uncheck a few that you don't want.

The problem is that the jump list is limited to 10 items, and the default list is 10 items long. Unchecking a few leaves space for 'recent' items. Hope this helps.

[Majistic]

Ah yeah, it does work, thanks!
https://imgur.com/9pVsMQZ
Shame it has a limit of 10 items though, I had set the max in Win7 at about 20 so I had plenty of other games there too.

[JD.GT]

open up steam settings -> taskbar preferences -> and remove all that ♥♥♥♥ you don't need to see as a quick link (ie community, screenshots, big picture etc)... it open up room for your favorites, pinned games, recent games etc