I was facing this same issue, and was able to narrow it down to to 1 specific GPO.
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu & Task Bar > Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu.
Seems to be linked somehow, soon as I left it Not Configured in GPO, the Recent Items options would appear normal, once this GPO was set as Enabled, the Recent Items to Display would appear greyed out.
I'm using Windows 11 professional, local account only, personal laptop so no Domain accounts.
Hi,
I was facing this same issue, and was able to narrow it down to to 1 specific GPO.
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu & Task Bar > Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu.
Seems to be linked somehow, soon as I left it Not Configured in GPO, the Recent Items options would appear normal, once this GPO was set as Enabled, the Recent Items to Display would appear greyed out.
I'm using Windows 11 professional, local account only, personal laptop so no Domain accounts.