How to Fix “Show Most Used Apps” Disabled or Greyed out

Sometimes “show most used apps” setting is disabled or grayed out in Windows. There is a simple fix that can help you resolve this issue.

How t Fix “Show Most Used Apps” Disabled or Greyed out

If Windows 10 is not showing most used applications on the start menu, then you need to ensure ‘Show most used apps ‘ option is turned on.

Launch “Settings” by opening the “Start” and clicking the “Gear” icon (or by pressing Windows+I).

Go to Personalization and then click Start.

Locate the “Show most used apps” option on the page, and toggle it.

Fix "Show most used apps" Start setting grayed out in Windows 10

If you see that the Most Used Apps toggle is greyed out, try these steps:

Fix “Show most used apps” Start setting grayed out in Windows 10

Some users are reporting that when they are trying to turn the settings On Show most used apps option is greyed out (in their settings panel ) and they can not do so. The fix is pretty straightforward, so let’s get started:

Open Settings app from Start Menu.

Now click on Privacy icon and then click General tab.

Fix "Show most used apps" Start setting grayed out in Windows 10

Enable the option “Let Windows track app launches to improve Start and search results”.

That’s all…

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Published on: Dec 26, 2020 – Last edited: 01-01-2024





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