Jump Lists

Jump Lists are a Windows Taskbar feature that gives the user quick access to recently accessed application files and actions.

Jump Lists were introduced in Windows 7

There are multiple variants of Jump Lists:

AutomaticDestinations

The AutomaticDestinations Jump List files are located in the user profile path:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*.automaticDestinations-ms

The CustomDestinations Jump List files are located in the user profile path:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\*.customDestinations-ms

The Explorer StartPage2 ProgramsCache Jump Lists are stored in the Windows Registry:

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage2
Value(s): ProgramsCacheSMP, ProgramsCacheTBP