Windows 11 version 24H2, the latest major feature update for the operating system (OS), is working again with a peculiar menu glitch in File Explorer, a key part of the operating system that lets you browse file systems.
This new issue affects the “Show More” menu, which appears when you press a three-dot (or ellipse) button and shows various actions you can perform in File Explorer, such as “Select All” or “View Properties” . Originally, the menu was intended to open as a drop-down menu under the mouse cursor.
Unfortunately, a newly discovered bug causes this menu to appear at the very top of the screen, often out of sight, making the menu difficult or impossible to read and use as some options appear off your screen. Windows Latest reports that this glitch appears while using File Explorer in full screen mode, providing screen recordings of the bug in action.
An easy way out of the woods (or back to the screen)
It’s not the most fatal mistake, but it can be incredibly annoying. The good news is that a solution is fortunately quite simple. To fully access the “See More” menu, you will need to use File Explorer in Windowed mode and then resize the File Explorer window so that the “See More” menu is visible even when opened in the new unusual form. spot in your display.
It also appears that Microsoft is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, according to Windows Latest, which asked the company about the bug, and it will be added to a future Windows 11 cumulative update. You can read more learn about what Microsoft has in store Windows Latest’s overview of future Windows 11 updates.
I understand that this isn’t a major problem for Windows 11, but these types of baffling (and annoying) errors are now considered quite common for 24H2 and Windows 11 in general. Most people will probably get used to this condition, but it also creates an opportunity for users to be lured away by the promise of an intuitive, functional operating system that doesn’t break down as often.
While Windows 10 now has the largest user base among Microsoft’s operating systems, it has also developed a reputation for sometimes being buggy after updates, and it looks like Windows 11 won’t escape that fate – for now at least, unless Microsoft makes a little more effort to counter that.