In Windows Vista many new applications lack the familiar File, Edit, and View menus. Maybe this is just preparing for users for next GUI of Windows 7. However, as old wolf I missed all of that functionality! You can enable them through each application—if they’re included at all.

To turn them on in Vista proper, open any window (such as Computer, or Documents), click Organize, and click Folder and Search Options. Select the View tab and fill in the check box next to Always Show Menus. Click Apply and then OK. Alternatively, to show the menus temporarily, just hit the Alt key with any given window in the foreground.

Tags | Howto, Tips and Tricks, Vista, Windows