Child window with no MenuBar inherits application menu on Windows

Status: Fixed
Fixed in: v26.5.6
Source discussion: https://forum.objo.dev/d/126-child-window-displays-a-menubar-when-none-is-defined-for-the-window
Last updated: 2026-05-24

Public summary

A desktop child window with its MenuBar set to (None) still displays the main window/application menu bar on Windows. Setting Me.MenuBar = Nothing in the child window's Opening event does not remove the inherited menu, so developers cannot show a secondary window without a menu bar.