Policy

Display the menu bar in File Explorer

This policy setting configures File Explorer to always display the menu bar. Note: By default, the menu bar is not displayed in File Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, the menu bar will be displayed in File Explorer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the menu bar will not be displayed in File Explorer. Note: When the menu bar is not displayed, users can access the menu bar by pressing the 'ALT' key.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID ebef19272418
Internal name AlwaysShowClassicMenu

Registry

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HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\AlwaysShowClassicMenu (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\AlwaysShowClassicMenu (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting configures File Explorer to always display the menu bar. Note: By default, the menu bar is not displayed in File Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, the menu bar will be displayed in File Explorer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the menu bar will not be displayed in File Explorer. Note: When the menu bar is not displayed, users can access the menu bar by pressing the 'ALT' key.

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