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Out of curiosity: how does Windows 10 sort its most used apps list?
I have been trying to understand how Windows sorts its most used apps list (in the start menu, presumably shared with start menu alternatives such as Start10).
I noticed, for instance, that if I launch a freshly installed program, it pops up high on the list. Launching my default browser - non-Microsoft - by whatever means does not seem to budge its ranking in the list, but firing off Microsoft Edge just once makes it one of my most popular apps ever. Before presuming that Microsoft is somewhat biased to their own products, does anyone have a description of the algorithm that Windows 10 uses to sort the most used apps list?
I'm running Windows 20H2, but this behavior does seem to stretch back into Win7 and prior
Thanks!
Dr.M'B