Windows 10: Windows 11 Explorer address bar suddenly disappeared

I left my PC on it may have been like this for a while, it's hard to tell when this happened first.Now, even after relaunch of Windows Explorer and PC reboot the address bar and back button are completely gone.For some reason image upload doesn't work, I'll post the picture in a commentWindows 11 Pro 10.0.22631 Build 22631

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Address bar (top screen) & task bar (bottom screen) keep disappearing

Most likely Tablet Mode, as dmholt57 suggests.

Turn On or Off Tablet Mode in Windows 10

Another posibility is accidentally pressing F11 which switches a browser to full screen mode.

 

How to have full path always show in Address bar in file explorer?

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

You can change the Windows 11 File Explorer address bar to show the full file path by following these steps:

1. Open File Explorer.
   
2. Click on the three-dot menu icon located at the top right of the window.
   
3. Click on 'Options'.
   
4. In the 'Folder Options' window that appears, go to the 'View' tab.
   
5. In the 'Advanced settings' list, find and check the 'Display the full path in the title bar' option.
   
6. Click 'Apply', then 'OK'.
   

Please let me know how it goes, or if you need further assistance.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

delete address bar history

Hi,

Due to the limited information shared on your post regarding the drop-down list in Internet Explorer address bar, we would like to ask for additional information to help us identify the steps to solve your concern. Please answer the following:

• What is the current build and version of the Windows 10 device that you are using?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• Are you referring to the automatic search when typing in the address bar?

We will wait for your response.