Windows 10: How to Remove White Menu Bar from File Explorer while in Windows 11 Dark Mode

Does anyone know how to hide the white tool bar that randomly appears in file explorer in Windows 11? It appears whenever I change the wallpaper, or my laptop briefly does some computationally intensive tasks while running something like Photoshop, for example. I've also observed that the same bar shows up even in Light mode.I’m sorry I couldn’t upload a screenshot of the issue : . But a similar question was asked here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-insider-program/win-11-22621-160-dark-mode-explorer-has-a-white-toolbar-how-to/m-p/3524706. None of the suggested solutions

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Classic file explorer white vertical bars in dark mode

Hi again Lucas -

I don't have it myself but I see I find reports about other white lines in Explorer dark mode and here's what's worked for some of them:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

https://thegeekpage.com/remove-white-line-below...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/ulh...

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/weir...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.

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[Registry edit] Set default color for File Menu bar to match dark mode

Hi,

When activating windows dark mode, the default window color for the Title bar and File Menu bar is unchanged. Applications (like windows' defaults: file explorer, ...) have to provide a dark theme that includes window color modification, or else both title
bar and file menu will appear white (like atom editor without specific package).

I managed to find in windows registry how to modify default Title bar color; but the File Menu bar remains white (c.f. snip below). I will continue searching; but do someone know which registry key to edit in order to change that ? (or simply how)

Many thanks in advance for your help,

Br,

Paul

 

Classic file explorer white vertical bars in dark mode

The File Explorer in Windows 11 has got a visual bug in dark mode which, when accessing it from the Control Panel by pressing Alt + Up Arrow some vertical white lines show up and remain on screen as long as the window is open. They do not disappear or turn black if that method was done, however it is still possible to access the old version of File Explorer without the bug by opening a new window from that existing window or simply pressing Ctrl + N.

Has anyone experienced the bug? I attached a screenshot showing the white bars by following the method mentioned above and it's been present since day 1 after I installed Windows 11.





From here I click on the Up Arrow icon or I press Alt + Up Arrow to switch to the File Explorer.





As it's shown the lines are on the left. One of them is on the edge of the screen and on the right of the folder list.