Position the menu bar above the navigation bar: registry value ITBar7PositionUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser

Policy ID: DisableInterchangingMenuBarNavBar
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: Only Internet Explorer 7.0 and Internet Explorer 8.0
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Internet Explorer

Registry

ITBar7Position

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"ITBar7Position"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"ITBar7Position"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser" /v "ITBar7Position" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser" /v "ITBar7Position" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser' -Name 'ITBar7Position' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser' -Name 'ITBar7Position' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null