Turn on menu bar by default

This policy setting allows you to turn on or turn off the legacy "File, Edit, View, etc. ..." menus in Internet Explorer.

If you enable this policy setting, the menu bar will appear in Internet Explorer by default and the users cannot turn it off.

If you disable this policy setting, the menu bar will not appear in Internet Explorer by default and the users cannot turn it on.

If you do not configure this policy setting, the menu bar will be turned off by default. The users are free to turn on or turn off the menu bar.

Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 7.0

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value NameAlwaysShowMenus
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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