When I click on the three-dots menu in File Explorer, the dropdown menu opens upwards instead of downwards.

Question

In my Windows 11 Pro 24H2 when I click on the three-dots menu in File explorer, the drop-down menu open upwards instead of downwards. This is a very annoying bug in 24H2 have anyone has solution for this?

Answer 1

Now fixed on my windows 11 laptop.

Answer 2

Now fixed on my windows 11 laptop.

Please show the Display settings for Scale, that is what we need to know.,

This one is failing because it is set to 150%. 🤷‍♂️

Answer 3

On Feb 14, 2025, Microsoft put this comment on the blog for Build 26120.3281. Unfortunately, it is not completely accurate.

It worked on one machine but not on another with the same exact build#.

From MS blog:

• Fixed an issue causing the see more “…” menu in the command bar to open in the wrong direction for some resolutions.

Now they have the same 24H2 Build 26120.3281 in Beta and Dev.

Unfortunately, I saw different bugs on the 2 channels. On one machine on Beta channel, it seemed to have fixed the 3 dots F.E. menu, but it was still broken on another machine in Dev channel with the same exact build#.

Also, in Beta I had the new bug closing File Explorer while in Dev i did not. 🤷‍♂️

After some more testing, I figured out the difference for this Build 26120.3281.

It was caused by one of those experimental features that was enabled on Beta on one machine and not on Dev on another machine.

The feature is the one that added the labels under the icons in the context menu of 23H2, which is really not needed in 24H2, because those labels are already added without that experimental feature.

With this build, that same feature seems to fix one problem (3 dots menu) but adds the second problem for the F.E. not closing just with a click on the red X, it now requires click + hover away from the red X button to close F.E. 🤣🤣

"Short blanket" story again, fix one a break another.

Typical MS mess. 😵‍💫🤬🤷‍♂️

Answer 4

can you please tell me how to turn off this experimental feature ?

In my Windows 11 Pro 24H2 when I click on the three-dots menu in File explorer, the drop-down menu open upwards instead of downwards. This is a very annoying bug in 24H2 have anyone has solution for this?

@chandandas3025,

There is an easy solution, but Microsoft is ignoring the FBH reports.

The problem was added when they enabled an experimental feature that was supposed to fix a completely different problem.

As a result, instead of fixing what they were trying to fix, they ended up adding this ridiculous bug.

This is the culprit for this bug and unfortunately it is enabled in the ImageDefault of all 24H2 builds and also Canary.

All you need to do is disabling this useless attempted fix and that eliminates the 3 dots menu annoying bug. 😉

This is becoming the most ridiculous bug, and Microsoft is completely ignoring that it was added when they enabled this useless attempted fix which doesn't fix anything at all. 🤣🤣🤬🤷‍♂️

[51960011] (FileExplorerTabLineFix)

You can see here that it opens correctly when that feature/fix is disabled, even with Scale of 150%. 😎😉