File explorer address bar and refresh button are really small

Question

So as the tittle says, my file explorer has a really small address bar and refresh button. No clue what made it this way but it only happened after i update my windows and now i don't know how to make it revert back to normal again. Here's two image showing my "broken address bar" and a normal address bar.

Answer 1

Your screenshot appears to be the same as my File Explorer. I don't remember it being different recently.

Perhaps other users will have an idea about a change.

Answer 2

Nope, it's quite a noticeable difference if you look at the bottom image, the refresh button is significantly smaller than the one above

Answer 3

Can you verify the version and build of Windows 10. Type winver in Search and select the top result. Post a screenshot or quote the details in full.

Answer 4

I also experience this kind of changes in my file explorer. Initially, the refresh button had a perfect square shape, but now it looks much narrower. I want to believe that this change resulted from a typical Windows Update. If that's the case, I wouldn't have to raise any complaints about it since it's a modification carried out by Microsoft's technicians in their updates. It could be just a minor visible glitch, and in future updates, they might rectify the file explorer interface error in Windows 10.

Answer 5

See:

https://www.windowslatest.com/2023/12/24/microsoft-reverts-windows-10s-file-explorer-to-pre-19h2-version-removes-onedrive-search-bar/