Missing Explorer Menu

[zikrifirmansyah1]

Type: Bug

When I first opened Visual Studio Code, the Explorer menu was there, but when I tried to open a folder, the Explorer menu disappeared. I can’t find it anywhere—I can’t even use the shortcut.

VS Code version: Code 1.126.0 (7e7950d, 2026-06-23T01:46:13Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS with Radeon Graphics (16 x 3194)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x1681 [AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=AMD, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.21043.19003 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8521 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	15.25GB (3.49GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 85b0e1e2-5584-4121-92d0-6968bad2086d
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (49)

Name	Identifier	Author	Version
Project Manager	alefragnani.project-manager	alefragnani	13.1.0
Flutter Widget Snippets	alexisvt.flutter-snippets	alexisvt	3.0.0
BLACKBOXAI #1 AI Coding Agent and Coding Copilot	blackboxapp.blackbox	Blackboxapp	2.8.53
Blackbox Agent - Coding Copilot	blackboxapp.blackboxagent	Blackboxapp	3.7.0
Tailwind CSS IntelliSense	bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss	bradlc	0.14.29
Simple React Snippets	burkeholland.simple-react-snippets	burkeholland	1.2.8
Turbo Console Log	chakrounanas.turbo-console-log	ChakrounAnas	3.25.3
Path Intellisense	christian-kohler.path-intellisense	christian-kohler	2.10.0
Flutter Color	circlecodesolution.ccs-flutter-color	circlecodesolution	2.3.1
gitignore	codezombiech.gitignore	codezombiech	0.10.0
Presentation Mode	cs50.vscode-presentation-mode	CS50	1.0.5
PostCSS Language Support	csstools.postcss	csstools	1.0.9
Database Client JDBC	cweijan.dbclient-jdbc	cweijan	1.4.6
Database Client	cweijan.vscode-database-client2	cweijan	9.0.2
Dart	dart-code.dart-code	Dart-Code	3.136.1
Flutter	dart-code.flutter	Dart-Code	3.138.0
Git Extension Pack	donjayamanne.git-extension-pack	donjayamanne	0.1.3
Git History	donjayamanne.githistory	donjayamanne	0.6.20
GitLens — Git supercharged	eamodio.gitlens	eamodio	18.2.0
Prettier - Code formatter	esbenp.prettier-vscode	esbenp	12.4.0
Expo Tools	expo.vscode-expo-tools	expo	1.6.3
Auto Rename Tag	formulahendry.auto-rename-tag	formulahendry	0.1.10
Gemini Code Assist	google.geminicodeassist	google	2.87.0
LLDB DAP	llvm-vs-code-extensions.lldb-dap	llvm-vs-code-extensions	0.4.1
Rainbow CSV	mechatroner.rainbow-csv	mechatroner	3.24.1
Container Tools	ms-azuretools.vscode-containers	ms-azuretools	2.4.5
Docker	ms-azuretools.vscode-docker	ms-azuretools	2.0.0
Python Debugger	ms-python.debugpy	ms-python	2026.6.0
Python	ms-python.python	ms-python	2026.4.0
Pylance	ms-python.vscode-pylance	ms-python	2026.2.1
Python Environments	ms-python.vscode-python-envs	ms-python	1.36.0
Jupyter	ms-toolsai.jupyter	ms-toolsai	2025.9.1
Jupyter Keymap	ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap	ms-toolsai	1.1.2
Jupyter Notebook Renderers	ms-toolsai.jupyter-renderers	ms-toolsai	1.3.0
Jupyter Cell Tags	ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-cell-tags	ms-toolsai	0.1.9
Jupyter Slide Show	ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-slideshow	ms-toolsai	0.1.6
Dev Containers	ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers	ms-vscode-remote	0.463.0
CMake Tools	ms-vscode.cmake-tools	ms-vscode	1.23.52
C/C++ DevTools	ms-vscode.cpp-devtools	ms-vscode	0.5.13
Live Share	ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare	ms-vsliveshare	1.1.122
React Native Tools	msjsdiag.vscode-react-native	msjsdiag	1.13.0
Awesome Flutter Snippets	nash.awesome-flutter-snippets	Nash	4.0.1
Material Icon Theme	pkief.material-icon-theme	PKief	5.36.1
YAML	redhat.vscode-yaml	redhat	1.23.0
Live Server	ritwickdey.liveserver	ritwickdey	5.7.10
Swift	swiftlang.swift-vscode	swiftlang	2.16.6
vscode-pdf	tomoki1207.pdf	tomoki1207	1.2.2
Error Lens	usernamehw.errorlens	usernamehw	3.28.0
Open in GitHub, Bitbucket, Gitlab, VisualStudio.com !	ziyasal.vscode-open-in-github	ziyasal	1.3.6

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[vs-code-engineering]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code; the latest stable release is 1.127.0. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!