Change the Show this number of Recent Workbooks, Documents,Presentations setting, to increase or decrease number of Recent files in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

If you want to see recently opened files in Windows 11, then open Recent Items folder, use File Explorer Home, Taskbar, Start menu, etc.

How to Copy a List of Files in a Windows Folder Into an Excel List. Maintaining an Excel spreadsheet of computer files can help you keep track of important business documents or images ...