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Hide the IE7 Command Bar

  • Artikkeli

Here's a registry hack for removing Internet Explorer 7's toolbar with the standard buttons on it (like favorites, print, etc).  In IE6 you could move/hide the command bar just like any toolbar, but in IE7 it's not so easy.  On my PC they're just wasted space because everything up there is already so easily accessible from the keyboard (Ctrl+P = Print, Alt+A = Favorites, etc).  The "basic" buttons are still visible on the address bar line (like Back, Forward, Refresh, Stop).

Registry Commands

 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar]
"Enabled"=dword:00000000

Of course you can make the buttons small too, but that's still valuable screen real estate.

Update (8/22/07): For Windows Vista 64bit users, the is a different location that IE uses, it's [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar] and here are the 64bit reg files: hide, show

Comments

  • Anonymous
    March 12, 2007
    Oh man, this is exactly what I've been looking for! You can "remove" the toolbar by customizing it and deselecting everything on it-- but once you save, it it puts everything back. :( Try it yourself. For the longest time I've had one icon on the toolbar for this reason. I want to remove everything, but can't. But this registry setting does exactly what I want-- it removes the darn thing entirely!

  • Anonymous
    March 12, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    March 12, 2007
    Jeff, yeah I agree it's a pain! Martin, <lol> there are many better plugins to tackle, VS stuff. :)  But have fun and I'll try it when you've got it written.

  • Anonymous
    April 11, 2007
    Great tip.  The registry seems to be the cause of most of the problems.   I would recommend making a backup of your registry before making the changes using the registry files show above. It is common to see tech people use .reg files like this because it is a convenient way to make registry changes without having to open up regedit and find the key in question.

  • Anonymous
    May 24, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    August 14, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    January 18, 2008
    Thanks for the command Bar removal I hated it!!

  • Anonymous
    April 01, 2008
    Awesome.  Just what I needed.  Thanx.

  • Anonymous
    April 29, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    May 01, 2008
    AWESOME!  That command bar is just a waste of space.  I just edited the registry myself, based on what you stated.  Thanks!

  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2008
    Try pressing the Alt, Space and H keys simultaneously. Do this after you hit F11 and enter full screen mode. I found that you may have to do this several times before it works. Worth a shot anyway.

  • Anonymous
    June 11, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    June 12, 2008
    I later figured that as you cannot use the new tabbing function with a hiden toolbar it is better to hide the menue bar as it still works when hidden, it is easy to remember Alt+F, E, V, A or T. Still left icons disabled as there is more room for tabs. Gnasher.

  • Anonymous
    August 23, 2008
    Can you remove the explorer Command Bar in Vista? I hate this lots.

  • Anonymous
    September 13, 2008
    Worked like a charm.  I've already found a way to put the menu bar above the address bar (via Tuneup Utilities 2008), so now if I could just find out how to hide the search bar, I'd be a happy camper.

  • Anonymous
    July 23, 2009
    That reg setting works beautifully.  If you want to re-enable the command bar, of course just change the value to 00000001.

  • Anonymous
    July 30, 2009
    Hide the IE7 Command Bar: Noah - I'm not the brightest bulb.........  I REALLY  REALLY hate the IE7 command bar, but am not sure how to use you solution. Are you willing to "step it out" for me?