File Explorer Ghost Menu Bar

moonkey · Aug 6, 2024

I am on a Windows 11 PC with the native dark theme enabled. For some reason, an old style light colored menu bar keeps appearing in the File Explorer and I don't know what is causing it. At boot it won't be there, then suddenly there it is. Open Shell Menu 4.4.160 is installed to add an alternative start menu button, but I don't know it well enough to tell whether it is responsible for this:

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? Exiting Open Shell Menu doesn't remove the bar, for one.

Rollback_Jockey · Aug 6, 2024

There's a newer version of OpenShell available 4.4.191 but it isn't the cause of your issue as that popped up randomly here until i reverted to the win 10 explorer.

moonkey · Aug 6, 2024

@Rollback_Jockey, you have or had this issue as well?

Rollback_Jockey · Aug 6, 2024

moonkey said:
@Rollback_Jockey, you have or had this issue as well?

Yes until i reverted to the WIN10 explorer.

Edwin · Aug 6, 2024

moonkey said:
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this?

On your system, I can only guess!
But, I have a similar anomaly involving StartAllBack or QTTabBar, or both, where I cannot collapse or hide the bar completely...

If you grab the vertical dotted line, can you move, hide or collapse it in any way?

moonkey · Aug 7, 2024

@Edwin Thanks for thinking along. I missed your reply and tried this:

Delete ITBar7Layout in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser. It seems to have worked, but I'll have to wait and see.

Regarding the menu bar, I could lock it and that turned the menu bar into a line: See case on answers.microsoft

Redirecting then I tried the solution above. But we'll see.

moonkey · Aug 8, 2024

Unfortunately, it didn't work. Menu bar has returned.

moonkey · Aug 12, 2024

@Edwin The menu bar can be locked be it can not be moved.

Rollback_Jockey · Aug 13, 2024

I cant find it right now but i was reading through some Win 11 bug lists and it seems this is an issue MS are working on for an upcoming update.

dacrone · Aug 13, 2024

90% sure it won’t work anymore, but worth a shot, just in case

Add or Remove Menu Bar in File Explorer in Windows 11 Tutorial

The menu bar is no longer available in File Explorer. Starting with Windows 11 build 25136 and build 22621.160, File Explorer has been updated. To help you work across multiple locations at the same time, the title bar of File Explorer now has tabs. File Explorer also has a new refreshed...

www.elevenforum.com

*also, are you using any other tools to mod your windows?

moonkey · Aug 13, 2024

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

asnasc · Aug 28, 2024

moonkey said:
I am on a Windows 11 PC with the native dark theme enabled. For some reason, an old style light colored menu bar keeps appearing in the File Explorer and I don't know what is causing it. At boot it won't be there, then suddenly there it is. Open Shell Menu 4.4.160 is installed to add an alternative start menu button, but I don't know it well enough to tell whether it is responsible for this:
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Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? Exiting Open Shell Menu doesn't remove the bar, for one.

I used to have this bug, but it went away for me, at least since I upgraded to 23H2...

Have a look at this thread:

Add or Remove Menu Bar in File Explorer in Windows 11 Tutorial

The menu bar is no longer available in File Explorer. Starting with Windows 11 build 25136 and build 22621.160, File Explorer has been updated. To help you work across multiple locations at the same time, the title bar of File Explorer now has tabs. File Explorer also has a new refreshed...

www.elevenforum.com

There´s a reg file to remove the bar, I remember using something like this back then when I had this issue...

See if it helps!