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VMGSoftware
VMGSoftware
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Sep 10, 2026 7:26 PM UTC
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P: No longer able to use "ctrl+\" to hide program title bar in Windows after 26.5 update.

Good day,

I am no longer able to use the default "ctrl+\" shortcut to toggle between show/hide program title bar in Windows after the 26.5 update.

Please can someone assist?

I have tried restarting the PC, changing the keyboard layout, searching for the setting in the Keyboard Shortcuts Menu as well as clearing the cache.. Nothing is working!
Please can someone assist?!

      Pinned Reply By KatieToo

      Hi everyone, just making this new comment here to help pin it to the top, in case of anyone else new wandering in to this post with same issue. We do appreciate you reporting about it, and it is a known issue. It’s still being investigated by engineers with a temporary workaround of using Premiere v26.3.2 in the meantime. 

      Apologies for any frustrations while this is being fixed, and we will return with further update or questions if needed. 

      Thanks for your patience!
      Katie

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      Amy the Stuv
      Community Manager
      Amy the StuvCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      Sep 14, 2026 12:44 PM UTC

      Hello ​@Shelby_Shark 

      It’s possible it upgraded to just be a hotkey. Have you tried assigning “Toggle Full Screen” to Cntrl (Cmd) + \ ?

      Keyboard Shortcut. Toggle Full Screen

      Let me know if this works for you. 

      Best,

      Amy

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      DJP2014
      DJP2014
      Inspiring
      Sep 14, 2026 1:10 PM UTC

      Hi ​@Amy the Stuv Afraid that’s a different feature. We want to hide the Header Bar.

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        DJP2014
        DJP2014
        Inspiring
        Sep 13, 2026 9:27 AM UTC

        Yes, noticed it had disappeared in the Beta. Adobe clearly decided to quietly axe it.

        Really, really annoying. Adobe UX designers seem to have forgotten some people use laptops.

        There’s a live feature request so please upvote if you haven’t already.
         

         

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          Shelby_Shark
          Participant
          Sep 13, 2026 10:17 PM UTC

          I’m on a desktop (with multiple displays) and use it daily. I thought I was going crazy.
          Googling it was near impossible.

          Cmon Adobe.

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          Shelby_Shark
          Participant
          Sep 13, 2026 2:08 AM UTC

          Hitting Control (or Cmd on mac) + \ doesn’t full screen the UI in 26.5 - this feature worked fine in 26.3.2
          It’s like they got rid of this feature entirely.

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            KatieToo
            Community Manager
            KatieTooCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            Sep 10, 2026 8:07 PM UTC

            Hi ​@VMGSoftware 

            Thanks for stopping by the Premiere forums and giving us details about that shortcut issue in 26.5. Our team took a look and could confirm it was working in v26.3.2 on the header/title bar up top there. I was unable to get it to work in v26.5 or latest on v27.0 Beta, so we will be filing a bug report on this. 

            May we please get some additional details from you for the report?

            • Operating System: Specify Windows 11/10, as I see you mention Windows.
            • GPU and Driver (Windows only): Please let us know your video card and driver version. We recommend updating to the most recent version; for NVIDIA users, we strongly recommend the Studio version of the driver.

            Thanks for your report and do let us know about your system setup,
            Katie

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            Toy Ray Gun
            Participant
            Sep 11, 2026 2:27 PM UTC

            I am having the same issue. I am on Windows 11 with an Nvidia RTX 3080, driver version 610.88 studio version. I can confirm it has not worked on the Beta version of Premiere 27.0 at all. 

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              KatieToo
              Community Manager
              KatieTooCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              Sep 11, 2026 3:22 PM UTC

              ​@Toy Ray Gun Thank you, I’ll add those details onto the report and return with an update once I receive one. Apologies for any frustrations with that and appreciate your time reporting on this!

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              Ann Bens
              Community Expert
              Ann BensCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              Sep 9, 2026 9:33 PM UTC

              Shortcut was removed from the beta some time ago.

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              Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              Sep 11, 2026 12:49 AM UTC

              Hey ​@Ann Bens,

              Engineering was wondering if you knew which version of the Beta where it when missing. Do you? 

              Cheers,
              Kevin

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              DJP2014
              DJP2014
              Inspiring
              Sep 20, 2026 2:56 PM UTC

              I first noticed it 3 months ago on Beta 26.5.0 build 38 (Mac)

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              Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              Sep 9, 2026 8:40 PM UTC

              Hi there,

              Thanks for the post. As far as I know, Maximize App Window has not been intentionally removed from Premiere.

              Could you provide a little more information?

              • Windows or macOS, including the OS version

              • Keyboard type/layout

              • Did Ctrl+\ work in the previous version of Premiere?

              • What happens when you press Ctrl+\ in 26.5 — nothing at all, or something else?

              If you have Premiere Beta installed, please also try Ctrl+\ there and let us know if it works.

              That information should help us determine whether this is system-specific or an issue with the current version.

              Thanks,
              Kevin

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              Ali JaberCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              Sep 11, 2026 6:02 AM UTC

              I’m on windows 11, latest 26.3 was working fine. 26.5 now behaves like Beta 27.0.
              If shortcut used nothing happens.
              Just tried the latest Beta build 44: still not working.

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              Ali JaberCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              Sep 11, 2026 11:15 AM UTC

              Update: in 26.5 the shortcut does nothing, BUT:

              In the latest beta: for the main window, the shortcut doesn’t remove the title bar: not working. For floating panels on secondary monitors, it’s partially working: it centers and resizes the panels to (almost) fit the screen, but doesn’t remove the blue bar to make it truly full screen.

               

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              Friendly_child2095
              Participant
              Sep 9, 2026 6:50 PM UTC

              why Adobe removes Maximize App Window from Adobe premiere?

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                Ali JaberCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                Sep 9, 2026 6:55 AM UTC

                Hi everyone,

                Just updated to the latest Premiere Pro release (v26.5) and ran into a significant issue: the Toggle Application Title Bar shortcut (Ctrl + \) is no longer working.

                As a senior video editor who has spent over two decades optimizing workspaces, this specific shortcut is crucial to my daily workflow. I run a multi-monitor setup, and I rely on this command to quickly remove the program title bar. Hiding this bar allows my floating panels to automatically snap and fit perfectly on my secondary screens, maximizing every pixel of screen real estate.

                Since this command doesn't traditionally appear in the standard Keyboard Shortcuts menu, I haven't been able to manually remap it to restore the functionality.

                • Has anyone else encountered this problem after updating to version 26.5?

                • Are there any known workarounds to force the title bar to hide in this release?

                Thanks in advance.

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