Cant get rid of the Control Panel Menu bar W11 22H2 RTM

i just did a fresh install of W11 yesterday and ive noticed theres a menu bar in control panel with no way to remove it

checked the options and always show menu bar is unticked

i do have Open shell start menu replacement and StartAllisBack task bar replacement installed but i have other machines with these installed and its not a problem and i unistalled them and its still there

has anymone got any ideas

thanks

TheWildOne said:

i just did a fresh install of W11 yesterday and ive noticed theres a menu bar in control panel with no way to remove it

checked the options and always show menu bar is unticked

i do have Open shell start menu replacement and StartAllisBack task bar replacement installed but i have other machines with these installed and its not a problem and i unistalled them and its still there

has anymone got any ideas

thanks

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check folder options

I have checked folder options and always show menu bar is unticked

Press Alt

TheWildOne said:

I have checked folder options and always show menu bar is unticked

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maybe mods messing with the setting

Using the Alt key does toggle the menu bar on or off for me and I am running the default RTM installs of Win11 Pro 22H2 on a Desktop and Notebook and Home on a second Desktop without much customization due to having to see what clients see.

Edwin said:

Press Alt

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pressing alt does nothing i have an almost identical machine with the same stuff installed and that one is fine pressing alt brings up the menu releasing it hides it

i give up my ocd cant handle having it there each time i open control panel
ill just do a fresh install again and check it after i install each UI Mod and see if anything causes it

only downside to a fresh install is i need to download 400gb of xbox/ms store games again

TheWildOne said:

... each UI Mod...

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How many? What are they?

I've heard of shell mods working against each other, even installed in the wrong order!

Edwin said:

I've heard of shell mods working against each other, even installed in the wrong order!

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For instance:
I have QTTabBar installed..., this setting locks the shell hook, no other mod or function will deter it...

the only thing i installed that might interfer is Open Shell start menu replacement and StarAllisBack Taskbar replacement

i did uninstall both and tried to clear any settings but its still there maybe they left some reminance that i missed

either way fun reformat and reinstall awaits

Noticed earlier that if the menu bar is turned on by the Alt key it can also be turned off with a simple mouse click anywhere in the Control Panel window. Works on both Win10 and Win11.