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How to Enable / Show Menu Bar Permanently in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Beta

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Currently to view the Menu Bar a user can hit ALT on the keyboard to temporarily view the Menu Bar.

To keep the Menu Bar always visible, Open Regedit via Start Menu\Run\Regedit.

  • Navigate to the following location:  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
  • Right-Click Microsoft select New then click Key.
  • Name this key Internet Explorer
  • Right-Click Internet Explorer select New, then click Key
  • Name this key Main
  • Right-Click Main select New, then click DWord (32-Bit) Value
  • Name this value AlwaysShowMenus and set its value to 1

Now hit ALT on your keyboard and the menu bar should remain. To remove, either set the value to 0 or remove the AlwaysShowMenus value.

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