Display the menu bar in File Explorer

Policy ID: AlwaysShowClassicMenu
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Vista
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › File Explorer

Description

This policy setting configures File Explorer to always display the menu bar.

Note: By default, the menu bar is not displayed in File Explorer.

If you enable this policy setting, the menu bar will be displayed in File Explorer.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the menu bar will not be displayed in File Explorer.

Note: When the menu bar is not displayed, users can access the menu bar by pressing the 'ALT' key.

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER