Jun 19 2022 01:53 AM
Hi all, can anyone help me get rid entirely (or turn dark) the old style white toolbar that is showing up in my explorer windows
I have already set the bar to locked as per https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHelp/comments/q4d7so/windows_11_white_bar_in_file_explorer_has_retur...
Thanks in advance
Jun 23 2022 12:38 PM
Solution
I had the same problem and was able to fix it by going to the triple dot in the file explorer bar
then options -> view tab -> uncheck "Always show menus" (It was the second from the top for me)
I also did the registry edit in the other post, but it didn't have any effect. Not not sure if its doing something in combination with this, however.
Jun 24 2022 12:34 PM
Jun 26 2022 07:55 PM
Me too having inconsistencies in the dark-theme since latest (Explorer with tabs) update, any thoughts? When I first start my pc it comes in all white with black toolbar and when I click something (eg. a drive) it partially restores the dark theme. This is driving me nuts as a dark-theme daily-driver, the white patches just kills the purpose.
Jul 04 2022 01:06 AM
i did it, but the white toolbar is still there
Jul 29 2022 06:18 AM - edited Jul 29 2022 06:21 AM
Hello, currently I still have the same issue. Have you found the solution? Toggling always show menus don't work for me.
Aug 08 2022 02:18 PM
Apr 01 2023 12:54 PM
Apr 16 2023 12:35 AM
@careca777 Mine is already set to 0 but I still have the white bar problem :(
Apr 16 2023 10:26 AM
I would suggest deleting the entry and reboot, because it seems like the entry is not even in windows 11, at least in mine it wasn't. Deleting worked for me, and the entry did not come back after reboot. I introduced that entry on my win11 when i imported a personalized registry file that came from a windows 10 customization.
May 03 2023 10:09 PM
May 06 2023 11:14 AM
I don't have that entry either but still randomly getting the white bar :(
May 12 2023 05:36 PM
@Dragonpornit's been over a week, the longest stretch I ever had, and the bar has not returned. It certainly appears that this entry is leftover from before they reskinned and dark modded explorer and no longer applies. So it is strange and quite a bummer in your case. I suppose you could always try a clean install to see if junk is cleaned up (mine WAS a clean install and still had the setting, but when removed worked)
Jul 03 2023 05:01 PM
Jul 04 2023 03:35 AM
@seabdelh this is a good point... I had locked the toolbar as well long ago before removing the entry but it had no effect, so thought it was not involved. However, the combination aspect is interesting and consistent with how my system is currently configured (locked toolbar, no entry) which works in my case.
Jul 25 2023 08:46 AM
Jul 25 2023 08:47 AM
Aug 22 2023 09:20 PM
Aug 23 2023 02:22 AM
@RobinEd You can also open a new explorer tab n close the original one, same effect.
Jan 01 2024 01:41 AM
@careca777
I can't seem to find it. May you help me delete it too? I also downloaded an app to introduce the win 10 customization and since then, I have also have that problem
Jun 23 2022 12:38 PM
Solution
I had the same problem and was able to fix it by going to the triple dot in the file explorer bar
then options -> view tab -> uncheck "Always show menus" (It was the second from the top for me)
I also did the registry edit in the other post, but it didn't have any effect. Not not sure if its doing something in combination with this, however.