Jump Lists function like a souped-up Recent Documents menu, providing quick access to application-specific documents and/or options. For example, right-clicking the Internet Explorer taskbar icon reveals a list of frequently visited Web sites and available tasks (such as New Tab and InPrivate). Once you get started using Jump Lists, you'll wonder how you ever got along without them.

Want to change the number of items that appear in your Jump Lists? It's 10 by default, but that may be too many or too few for your liking. Fortunately, modifying the number is a snap:

1. Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.

2. Click the Customize button.

3. Just below the options window, you'll see 'Number of recent programs to display in Jump Lists'. Use the arrows to adjust the setting, or just type the number you want into the box. (Zero is an option!)