How to suppress the menu bar in explorer


ceo54 said:
@hdmi Many thanks for the valuable input but its hit or miss kinda thing, since Mickysoft can't do anything cleanly, deterministically.
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When dealing with Mickeysoft, the MacGyver solution always works.
ceo54 said:
It's been four years since this was placed on their To-Do list, the toggle was instantly stripped but the legacy path continues to haunt. As @spapakons correctly notes, it shows up only when legacy Win 7 commandbar is enabled.
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I use ExplorerPatcher settings > File Explorer > Command Interface: "Windows 10 Ribbon", but as you can see in my last screenshot, the menu bar is not there even when I change it to "Windows 7 Command Bar". This is with the AlwaysShowMenus registry flag set to enabled (1).
ceo54 said:
I tried every possible way to hide it but couldn't accomplish it without having to run another runtime injecting utilities like Windhawk which I don't want. Moreover, the Windows 11 shell when running in legacy mode, doesnt have that semi premium feel like Windows 10 had. It just "feels" right and as previously noted, too many chaging goalposts. I tend to inclined to use the systems past initial evolving stage, which sadly Windows 11 doesn't appear to be.

This in no way means your help and your time is underappreciated. I'm really grateful and highly obliged.
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I don't know what's causing it because I still can't reproduce it like I said, but four decades of spelunking Mickeysoft shenanigans has taught me to stop chasing my own tail whenever I see symptoms like this. So, I would bite the bullet and repair install Windows 11 with an in-place upgrade.
 

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ceo54 said:
@spapakons Yes, I tried that solution @Brink suggested but to no avail. Its coming from a legacy COM object that enumerates the shell layout. I couldn't pinpoint the COM guid. Besides that I tried everything within my abilities. In newer Windows versions, shell stack is heavily protected. Those days of Windows 7 are behind us where we could bend the shelll to our liking.

There's this curious project GitHub - world-windows-federation/explorer7: The publicly-available version of explorer7's source code. Updated to match major releases accordingly.

It enables Windows 7 Explorer and other shell components on 10/11. But as 10 stands, I really don't see any need to modify the shell there in anyway besides blocking Control Panel links MS redirect to settings app.

Besides Personalization, Classic Control Panel project enables all the links/functions/applets.

These are phenomenally good projects that fix a lot what's wrong with Windows these days (personal opinion, don't quote me on this) the only issue being they are scattered all over the place, explorer patcher, open-shell, StartAllBack, Classic control panel, explorer7, classic UAC etc. It would be awesome if all of this would be one cohesive project.

One thing Mickysoft never understood is "choice"

Many thanks for your valuable inputs, your contribution is highly appreciated.
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Winaero has many utilities that restore legacy Control Panel functionality. Also have a look at Winaero Tweaker.
 

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System One System Two

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (5699), 25H2 (8457)
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    Laptop
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    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
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    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
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    Acer Extensa 5630
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    4GB
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    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
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    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
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    1
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    1280x800
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    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
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    VDSL 50 Mbps
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    MICROSOFT EDGE
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    WINDOWS DEFENDER
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    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
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    Windows 11 Pro v25H2 (build 26200.8457)
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    Custom-built PC
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    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
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    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
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    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
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    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB (GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD)
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    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
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    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
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    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
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    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
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    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
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    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
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    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
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    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
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    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4

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