This guide will show you how to remove the weird white line below the address bar in Windows File Explorer in Windows 11, 10, and 8.
I have shown the steps on Windows 11; however, you can ensure that all the steps will also work on Windows 10 and Windows 8.
Although the white line exists in both light mode and dark mode in Windows 11, it usually disturbs the dark mode users because of the contrast. However, because we'll be able to remove it in 8 simple steps, you don't need to worry about it anymore.
Let's start.
Removing The White Line in File Explorer
Open File Explorer.
Hit the
F11key on your keyboard. This makes File Explorer full-screen.
Hit the
Altkey on your keyboard. This makes visible the File Explorer menu.Right-click on the File Explorer menu made visible in the previous step. Then, click on the
Lock the toolbarsoption.
Right-click on the File Explorer menu again to ensure that the
Lock the toolbarsoption has been checked.Hit
Altagain to hide the menu.Hit
F11again to exit from full-screen mode.It's done. You won't see the weird white line anymore.
Conclusion
If you have followed the instructions above carefully, you probably have been able to get rid of the white line successfully. Still, if you have a problem, you can ask for help by using the discussion form below.
Before finishing, I'll thank @albertocordoba for his question that makes me aware of this issue.
Also, I want you to know that I'm sorry for answering your question late. I was trying to get rid of my health problems for a long time. That's why I couldn't deal with the questions. Fortunately everything is fine now and I'm here for all your questions. 😊✌️
If you have any problems with Windows (11, 10 or 8) like him, you can ask for help by creating a post for your questions by using the Create a Post button on this page. I'll answer your questions as soon as possible.
Top comments (7)
BETTER SOLUTION
I was having this issue too. For me, I had to fix it by editing the registry to change the "internet explorer settings" as follows:
1) In registry editor: Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar Make sure "Locked" is set to 1
2) then reopen the File Manger
NOTE : if dat didn't worked for you then try setting it to 0 and then hit ok and again set it to 1 then try reopening file manger
It's kind of silly how there are still Internet Explorer settings that affect things in Windows 11 but no proper way of accessing and changing Internet Explorer lmao
Thanks for your contribution 🙏
Admittedly, I was in a rush to try your fix before leaving to pick up my daughter from school but it didn't work. However, I'll give it another try once we get home. This white line only recently appeared. Any idea why? It's beyond frustrating!!!!!
It is related to the Windows toolbars. Let me know with a screenshot if the problem will persist after re-trying this guide carefully.
This doesn't work at all for Windows 10.
The actual solution (at least I tested this on Windows 10, so not sure for Windows 11) is to open internet explorer, right click on the taskbar and select "lock toolbars".
If internet explorer is not available or doesn't open you may have to re-add it as a feature.
Then close file explorer (if it's still open), and re-open it. The white line should be gone.
why do I feel like it took more effort to write this article than it did to just make the OS work
Hola no me funciona :c