Alt+D shortcut to highlight address bar not working with Windows 10 Ribbon

[lcmbo]

The Alt+D shortcut to highlight address bar is not working with Windows 10 Ribbon

With File Explorer > Control Interface: Windows 10 Ribbon, alt+D does nothing. With either "Windows 11 Command Bar", Alt+D behaves as normal

[pyrates999]

Please post windows version and build. You can find this by running winver. Please post explorer patcher version.

Please include what settings you changed in explorer patcher properties application. These should be screen shots.

Please include any other software you have installed that modifies the UI of windows.

[Amrsatrio]

Can reproduce. 22621.3155. Workaround for now is to use F4.

[microka]

Me too. 23H2 22631.3155

[oyvindbjorlow]

I also got this bug after upgrading a few days ago. Can confirm F4 still works as a workaround.

[kumanobori]

I have same problem Windows 11 23H2, build 22631.3155 ExplorerPatcher 22621.2861.62.2 on default setting of ExplorerPatcher, this doesn't happen,

Please include what settints you changed

diff of exported .reg file is also ok?

$ diff ExplorerPatcher_22621.2861.62.2_default.reg ExplorerPatcher_22621.2861.62.2.reg
12c12
< "SearchboxTaskbarMode"=dword:00000001
---
> "SearchboxTaskbarMode"=dword:00000000
28c28
< "TaskbarSmallIcons"=dword:00000000
---
> "TaskbarSmallIcons"=dword:00000001
38c38
< "ShowSecondsInSystemClock"=dword:00000000
---
> "ShowSecondsInSystemClock"=dword:00000001
42c42
< "TaskbarSD"=dword:00000001
---
> "TaskbarSD"=dword:00000000
54c54
< "IMEStyle"=dword:00000000
---
> "IMEStyle"=dword:00000001
57c57
< [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32]
---
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32]
64c64
< ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_FileExplorerCommandUI"=dword:00000000
---
> ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_FileExplorerCommandUI"=dword:00000001
70c70
< ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_DisableModernSearchBar"=dword:00000000
---
> ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_DisableModernSearchBar"=dword:00000001
72c72
< "ShrinkExplorerAddressBar"=dword:00000000
---
> "ShrinkExplorerAddressBar"=dword:00000001
74c74
< "HideExplorerSearchBar"=dword:00000000
---
> "HideExplorerSearchBar"=dword:00000001
78c78
< "Start_ShowClassicMode"=dword:00000000
---
> "Start_ShowClassicMode"=dword:00000001
80c80
< "TaskbarAl"=dword:00000001
---
> "TaskbarAl"=dword:00000000
86,88c86,92
< ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_StartDocked_DisableRecommendedSection"=dword:00000000
< [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage]
< "MakeAllAppsDefault"=dword:00000000
---
> ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_StartUI_ShowMoreTiles"=dword:00000000
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher]
> ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_StartUI_EnableRoundedCorners"=dword:00000000
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher]
> ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ForceStartSize"=dword:00000000
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher]
> ;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_NoStartMenuMorePrograms"=dword:00000000
90c94
< "AltTabSettings"=dword:00000000
---
> "AltTabSettings"=dword:00000001

[kumanobori]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher]
;"Virtualized_{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_FileExplorerCommandUI"=dword:00000001

when I changed this item of my setting to default value dword:00000000, alt+d worked again.

---

I have restored default setting and changed only item shown on picture, Control Interface . As shown on picture, when I have selected "Windows 11", alt+d works, when I have selected "Windows 10" or "Windows 7", alt+d doesn't work.

[pyrates999]

I said to post screen shots, not do a diff of a reg file. But you've appeared to find the setting where it happens.

Please post the rest of your settings by doing screen shots.

[Amrsatrio]

No need. I can reproduce it on my main machine.

[kaz4ikeda]

Another workaround is Alt+Shift+D.

[gpz1100]

@Amrsatrio What is the full registry path of where you're changing this?

I have win11 pro 23h2 installed with the latest (as of 20240605) explorerpatch and am running into this issue as well. I use alt-d quite often. Thanks!

[onionmad]

I also experience this issue. Very annoying as I use alt+d in my daily work otherwise. Without changing settings, sometimes the shortcut works, but 90% of the time it does not work.

[pyrates999]

your OS build is from June 11/2024: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/june-11-2024-kb5039212-os-builds-22621-3737-and-22631-3737-d7f574c0-2b13-48ca-a9fc-a63093b1a2c2

please install the latest OS updates.

You are also running an older release of EP: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases

Please read release notes on how you can exclude certain directories and files for windows defender and your AV if you run a third party AV.

[gpz1100]

Has there been any progress on making this work out of the box? Changing the reg setting in the .reg file mentioned above does not seems to work on 23h2 - 22631.4460. Using EP 22621.4317.67.1.