Prior to macOS 10.15 (Catalina), similar functionality could be added to the Dock.
RecentApps attempts to restore that feel. It also (optionally) allows you to perform the same function from an icon in the system menubar.
You can launch applications, open documents and attach server volumes by clicking on their icon in the display.
Right clicking an icon shows further actions that can performed for the object.
- This information is linked to the operation of the Windows search function. It can be useful when trying to ascertain the applications and documents (recent items) accessed by the user.
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Recent Apps Button On Samsung Galaxy
- Build as a universal binary.
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- Enable/Disable Dock animation.
Fixed
- Was not working when Dock autohiding was enabled.
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Enhancements
Recent Apps Downloaded
- Can now run on macOS 10.4.4 and later.
- Dont open window when Finder icon is double clicked.
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RecentApps 1.0.3 - Changes and FeaturesEnhancements
- Preferences - Added control to override last selected display mode.
- Preferences - Added link to 'System Preferences/General' for setting number of recent items.
- Recent Servers - mount the server volume if clicked.
Fixed
- Preferences - Sort by name should not be case sensitive.
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- Display recent Applications/Documents/Servers
Fixed
- RecentApps would crash if the Dock was hidden.
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I was roaming around some Win10 images and noticed I had the RecentApps registry key to go through. I don’t see it that often and thought I should go and take a look at when Microsoft added it, and took it away.
Thankfully, past me had the smarts to create a bunch of Windows 10 VMs! Where did I find the ISOs you ask? I can’t remember. Microsoft hosted them somewhere for a bit, maybe they still do?
Anyways, here’s a table that I put together of Win10 systems that have the RecentApps key available in a base install. I haven’t tested what happens when you run updates, but I do know that it was not in my 1709 install, but I’ve seen it populated on at least one system when 1709 was active. Maybe it was updating the key if it existed?
*I’m putting a star next to 1709 because others have seen RecentApps on this version, so maybe it’s a configuration setting? From Vico’s talk, I’m reading that 1709 was either the last version to have it, or the first version to not have it. On my Windows SIFT Workstation, which was updated from 1709 to 1903 on 27 August 2019, I can see items accessed right until the update. So my working theory is that 1709 would populate the key if it existed, but that hasn’t been tested.
At the very least, we no longer have the key. And we should only really see it for sure in 1607 and 1703, and maybe 1709.
I also don’t really know why Microsoft had it in there to begin with, and if Microsoft previously had use for the data, they probably still do but have moved it into a different location. My guess is they’ve moved it here, but that’s research for another day.