IE11 - Registry key to enable menu bar and favorites bar to all users

Question

I am upgrading Windows-7 Service Pack-1, 32-bit computers from Internet Explorer-8 to Internet Explorer-11. After the upgrade is complete, the Menu bar and Favorites bars do not show up when non-admin users log in. Right click and selecting the menu and favorite bars, only works for the user logged in.

I want those two menus to show up as default, so the new browser matches the old settings.

Does anyone know a registry key that I can create that will keep the Menu and Favorites bar displayed for all users?

Thanks.

Solution

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MINIE

• LinksBandEnabled to 1
• AlwaysShowMenus to 1

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MINIE]
"LinksBandEnabled"=dword:00000001
"AlwaysShowMenus"=dword:00000001

Use a GPO to deploy that to all users, or however you want to force the keys.

Comments

[Noshad Chaudhry]

This doesnt tattoo the registry either. Its good. I just tested it on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (10.0.16299.15).