Update

Author: 0x5bfa

src/Files.App/Services/Windows/WindowsRecentItemsService.cs

@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ public class WindowsRecentItemsService : IWindowsRecentItemsService
 
 		private readonly SystemIO.FileSystemWatcher? _watcher;
 
-		private DateTime _lastRecentItemsContainerFileReadTime = DateTime.MinValue;
-
 		// Properties
 
 		private readonly List<RecentItem> _RecentFiles = [];
@@ -140,21 +138,21 @@ public bool CheckIsRecentItemsEnabled()
 
 			if (subkey is not null)
 			{
-				// quick access: show recent files option
+				// File Explorer settings
 				bool showRecentValue = Convert.ToBoolean(subkey.GetValue("ShowRecent", true)); // 1 by default
 				if (!showRecentValue)
 					return false;
 			}
 
 			if (advSubkey is not null)
 			{
-				// settings: personalization > start > show recently opened items
+				// Windows Settings
 				bool startTrackDocsValue = Convert.ToBoolean(advSubkey.GetValue("Start_TrackDocs", true)); // 1 by default
 				if (!startTrackDocsValue)
 					return false;
 			}
 
-			// for users in group policies
+			// Group policy settings
 			var policySubkey = userPolicySubkey ?? sysPolicySubkey;
 			if (policySubkey is not null)
 			{
@@ -172,21 +170,22 @@ private unsafe bool UpdateRecentFilesInternal()
 			{
 				HRESULT hr = default;
 
+				// Get IShellItem of the quick access shell folder
 				string szFolderShellPath = "Shell:::{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}";
 				var shellItemIid = typeof(IShellItem).GUID;
 				using ComPtr<IShellItem> pFolderShellItem = default;
 				fixed (char* pszFolderShellPath = szFolderShellPath)
 					hr = PInvoke.SHCreateItemFromParsingName(pszFolderShellPath, null, &shellItemIid, (void**)pFolderShellItem.GetAddressOf());
 
+				// Get IEnumShellItems of the quick access shell folder
 				var enumItemsBHID = PInvoke.BHID_EnumItems;
 				Guid enumShellItemIid = typeof(IEnumShellItems).GUID;
 				using ComPtr<IEnumShellItems> pEnumShellItems = default;
 				hr = pFolderShellItem.Get()->BindToHandler(null, &enumItemsBHID, &enumShellItemIid, (void**)pEnumShellItems.GetAddressOf());
 
-				List<RecentItem> recentItems = [];
-
 				// Enumerate recent items and populate the list
 				int index = 0;
+				List<RecentItem> recentItems = [];
 				using ComPtr<IShellItem> pShellItem = default;
 				while (pEnumShellItems.Get()->Next(1, pShellItem.GetAddressOf()) == HRESULT.S_OK)
 				{