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File explorer "see more" tab always opens upwards 24H2
Hi all! I'm on 24H2 with Insider RP build 1882. When I go into File Explorer and click on the 3 dots in the address bar for "see more" the tab always opens upwards. Hence if the window is at the top ...
Since you're using an Insider build, ensure that you're running the latest version, as Microsoft often releases fixes and updates that can resolve such issues. Check for updates by going to Settings > Windows Update and see if there are any pending updates.
The problem is not just on insider builds it is also on current 24H2 public build 26100.2894.
Microsoft has not released a valid fix for this problem yet. The bug was added when they enabled, by default, on all 24H2 builds an experimental fix for a completely different issue.
Not only that fix did not work, instead it added this extra bug on file explorer opening the 3 dots menu in the wrong direction.
An easy workaround is by disabling the bad useless fix which added this bug.
The culprit is the feature id below that is causing this bug:
[51960011] (FileExplorerTabLineFix)
If you disable it, the bug will go away. 😉🤷♂️
The problem has been reported months ago, Microsoft tried to fix it, but the released fix only worked partially for some specific Display Scale setting.
Still fails with Display Scale of 125%, 150%, 175% etc.
It may work with Scale of 100%, 200%, 300%.
Disabling the feature id:51960011 eliminates the problem completely with any display settings. 😉👌
You can see here that it was enabled in the ImageDefault of all 24H2 Builds and also latest Canary Build 27774.1000. That is how MS added this annoying bug. 🤬
The workaround is showing up on several non-MS web sites and even MS Copilot will point to that unofficial workaround to eliminate the problem while waiting for an official good working fix. 😂😂😉🤷♂️
