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Win 8: ribbon menu in Windows Explorer, open view

  • Dec 12, 2025
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On Windows 8 also Windows Explorer is equipped with the ribbon, which is displayed by default initially, but via the arrow icon, or [Ctrl]+[F1] at any time, and the show leaves out. When you open a new window that you wish to remove Windows but the last setting and uses it again. If you want to always start with the same state, you can pre-define in the Registry.

Ribbon-configure behaviour via Registry

  1. To do this, type in "regedit" in the address bar of Windows Explorer and press Enter. You can use the Execute for the input dialogue "" it via the key combination [Windows]+[R].
  2. Confirm the user account control with "Yes". Then, navigate to the key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows". You create it with "edit | New | key" is not the subkey "Explorer", if this is still available.
  3. Then you open it and generate it with the command "edit | New | DWORD value" new entry "Explorer ribbon start minimized". You open it by double-clicking to edit. With the value "1" is hidden, the ribbon always with a "2" is always enabled.
  4. The values "3" and "4" only at the first call for the defined condition, and more Windows in the active session to the last setting. Simply enter the desired value and confirm with "OK". After that, close the Registry and restart the System.

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