Windows 10: How to hide the toolbar in Windows 11 23H2 Explorer

This toolbar takes too much space and looks so ugly, how to hide it?

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Cant find Toolbar in Internet explorer 11

Hello Cagney,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that the toolbar is missing in Internet explorer 11. We will help you.

• Are you facing this issue after any recent updates?
• Did you check in setting and try to check mark the command bar and check?

I suggest you to follow some steps below and check if it helps.

• Open Internet Explorer.
• Right click on top in empty space near the tabs
  and select Menu Bar and Command Bar and check if the issue is resolved.

Please post to us if the issue is resolved.

 

Windows 11 Explorer - Quick Access **Toolbar** Gone - How To Restore It?

Random forced undesired upgrade to Windows 11,.. meh. . Quick Access Toolbar is gone. I've searched, but I don't see where to restore it? Also, how to show/hide the navigation pane? In Windows 10 I added the show/hide to the Quick Access Toolbar so a simple ALT-3 would show or hide it, allowing me to see more of what's in a directory.

tl;dr:

• How to restore the Quick Access Toolbar in Windows Explorer?
  
• How to add Show/Hide Navigation checkbox to the Quick Access Toolbar
  

Here's what I had in Windows 10:

 

how to hide folders in this pc for Win 11 23H2

Just updated to Win 11 23H2 and regretting it....

Many Microsoft and 3rd party support sites state NameSpace registry key edits using HideIfEnabled DWords but this method does not work me under 23H2.

Before 23H2 regedit edits of FolderDescriptions keys between Show & Hide used to work for me but again those are not working under 23H2. All are set to Hide but they are still there.

I am talking about all of the folders between Desktop & This PC in the screen shot: