Sometimes you may consider the default Windows Explorer Button bar (or ribbon) too lame for your tastes.

How about changing it to something like below?

The screenshot is from the Windows 8.1 Quick Access Toolbar ("QAT") however this also works on Windows 10 (but not on Windows 11!).

How-to.

• Create a new text file, save it as “uberibbon.reg” then double click on it to add it to your registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Ribbon] "QatItems"=hex:3c,73,69,71,3a,63,75,73,74,6f,6d,55,49,20,78,6d,6c,6e,73,3a,73,\
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Please note - the changes are per-User so you don't need to Run as Admin.

Also - Restart Windows (or Windows Explorer) for the changes to become effective.

Tested as working both on Windows 8, Windows 8.1 & Windows 10 😀

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Andrea Matesi

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