Turn on menu bar by default
- Policy ID
- AlwaysShowMenu
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Internet Explorer 7.0
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Internet Explorer
Description
This policy setting allows you to turn on or turn off the earlier menus (for example, File, Edit, and View) in Internet Explorer.
If you enable this policy setting, the menu bar appears in Internet Explorer by default, and the user cannot turn it off.
If you disable this policy setting, the menu bar appears in Internet Explorer by default, and the user cannot turn it on.
If you do not configure this policy setting, the menu bar is turned off by default. The user can turn on or turn off the menu bar.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AlwaysShowMenusREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- AlwaysShowMenusREG_DWORD