diff --git a/settings/gui-settings.el b/settings/gui-settings.el
index 0dd9f323..d731a80b 100644
--- a/settings/gui-settings.el
+++ b/settings/gui-settings.el
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ DISPLAY-START: `integer', e.g. 3820"
           dashboard-insert-items
           dashboard-insert-newline
           dashboard-insert-footer))
-  (setq dashboard-items '(;; (recents   . 10) ;; slow
+  (setq dashboard-items '((recents   . 10) ;; slow
                           (bookmarks . 5)
                           ;; (projects  . 5)  ;; projectile or project.el
                           ;; (agenda    . 5)  ;; will open org file (requires org-mode etc.)