# Disable the news auto hide navigation bar in VRM (keep menu minimized permanently)

**URL:** <https://community.victronenergy.com/t/disable-the-news-auto-hide-navigation-bar-in-vrm-keep-menu-minimized-permanently/49987>\
**Category:** Q&A and troubleshooting\
**Tags:** beginner, vrm, not-listed\
**Created:** [9 December 2025 07:58 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/disable-the-news-auto-hide-navigation-bar-in-vrm-keep-menu-minimized-permanently/49987 "2025-12-09T07:58:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kladz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/kladz/32/33104_2.png) [@Kladz](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Kladz)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2025 07:58 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/disable-the-news-auto-hide-navigation-bar-in-vrm-keep-menu-minimized-permanently/49987/1 "2025-12-09T07:58:52Z")

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Hello,

Can you make an option to disable the auto hide navigation bar that come recently ?

Thanks you

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**Author:** ![mac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mac](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/mac)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2025 08:23 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/disable-the-news-auto-hide-navigation-bar-in-vrm-keep-menu-minimized-permanently/49987/2 "2025-12-09T08:23:25Z")

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The “keep menu expanded” button on the bottom left (above language) does this, unless you mean something else.

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**Author:** ![Kladz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/kladz/32/33104_2.png) [@Kladz](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Kladz)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2025 08:50 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/disable-the-news-auto-hide-navigation-bar-in-vrm-keep-menu-minimized-permanently/49987/3 "2025-12-09T08:50:25Z")

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I want to keep this menu minimized permanently.

 ![Capture d'écran 2025-12-09 094837](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/5/c/5cf5c16ca1bd47eb605d8e91c6939f6af1cc2403.png)