Hi,
You could try the steps below:
Right click the 'Taskbar', click 'Properties' > select the 'Start Menu' tab > click 'Customize' > in the dialog displayed, check off the appropriate menu link, 'Recent Items'
Or
- Locate and delete any Jump List files that are over 1MB in size.
a. Open Windows Explorer and Copy / Paste the following path in the Address Bar.
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations
Press Enter.
b. In the Size column look for any of the xxxxx.automaticDestinations-ms files that are over 1MB in size. If you find any, right click those files and select Delete.
c. Copy / Paste the following path in the Address Bar
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations
Press Enter.
Repeat this same process in that folder.
NOTE: A file size over 1MB can indicate that the file is corrupted. This can affect the other files in that folder. The file sizes are shown in KB (Kilobytes) so look for a file size of over 1,000KB.
In addition, here are some posts with the similar issue with yours, just for your reference, you can try the method mentioned in them:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/recent-places-link-is-always-empty/0b8e817f-57a8-41e7-9e6d-9d2fc80de914?page=3
Hope above information can help you.