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Windows Vista - Explorer

Toggle Displaying the Menu Bar

SUMMARY: Toggle the menu bar display in Windows Vista Explorer folders.
 
Unlike in Windows XP, Explorer windows in Windows Vista do not display a menu bar by default. To toggle this behavior, you can access the folder options feature. Either:

* Open a folder in Explorer. Press the ALT key to temporarily show the menu, and then select "Tools" - "Folder Options".

* Click the Windows/Start button, type "folder options", and press ENTER.

* Click on the "Organize" button in an Explorer folder, and then choose "Folder and Search Options".

Then:

2. When the "Folder Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click the "View" tab.

3. Underneath "Files and Folders", check or uncheck "Always show menus" as desired.

4. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.


Sample Windows Vista - Explorer folder with menus enabled.

 

 
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