Word task bar icon no longer displays recent files

Description of the problem:

On Windows 11 Word icon on a taskbar no longer displays the resent files:

Steps to fix:
–01– Navigate to this location:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations

–02– Delete, move or rename this file: 

1b4dd67f29cb1962.automaticDestinations-ms

–03– Restart the machine

–04– Open and edit any Word document to start building the resent list

–05– Check the Word icon. Now it collects and displays the recent documents: 

Credits: inspired by GeekChamp
How to Fix Jump Lists Not Working in Windows 11 – their step 4:

4. Rebuild Jump List in Windows 11
   https://geekchamp.com/how-to-fix-jump-lists-not-working-in-windows-11/

Note: more research is need as file 1b4dd67f29cb1962.automaticDestinations-ms did not re-appear after the successful fix of the problem. I guess next time to fix this problem I will have to delete all files from that AutomaticDestinations location.