Policy

Turn on menu bar by default

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.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID5e037164536c
Internal nameAlwaysShowMenu

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\AlwaysShowMenus (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\AlwaysShowMenus (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\AlwaysShowMenus (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\AlwaysShowMenus (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

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.

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