[Bug]: electron should not set a default menu · Issue #35512 · electron/electron · GitHub Skip to content Navigation Menu Sign in Appearance settings * Platform * AI CODE CREATION * GitHub Copilot Write better code with AI * GitHub Copilot app Direct agents from issue to merge * MCP Registry Integrate external tools * DEVELOPER WORKFLOWS * Actions Automate any workflow * Codespaces Instant dev environments * Issues Plan and track work * Code Review Manage code changes * Code Quality Enforce quality at merge * APPLICATION SECURITY * GitHub Advanced Security Find and fix vulnerabilities * Code security Secure your code as you build * Secret protection Stop leaks before they start * EXPLORE * Why GitHub * Documentation * Blog * Changelog * Marketplace View all features * Solutions * BY COMPANY SIZE * Enterprises * Small and medium teams * Startups * Nonprofits * BY USE CASE * App Modernization * DevSecOps * DevOps * CI/CD * View all use cases * BY INDUSTRY * Healthcare * Financial services * Manufacturing * Government * View all industries View all solutions * Resources * EXPLORE BY TOPIC * AI * Software Development * DevOps * Security * View all topics * EXPLORE BY TYPE * Customer stories * Events & webinars * Ebooks & reports * Business insights * GitHub Skills * SUPPORT & SERVICES * Documentation * Customer support * Community forum * Trust center * Partners View all resources * Open Source * COMMUNITY * GitHub Sponsors Fund open source developers * PROGRAMS * Security Lab * Maintainer Community * GitHub Stars * Archive Program * REPOSITORIES * Topics * Trending * Collections * Enterprise * ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS * Enterprise platform AI-powered developer platform * AVAILABLE ADD-ONS * GitHub Advanced Security Enterprise-grade security features * Copilot for Business Enterprise-grade AI features * Premium Support Enterprise-grade 24/7 support * Pricing Search / Sign in Sign up Appearance settings You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. Dismiss alert Uh oh! There was an error while loading. Please reload this page . electron / electron Public * Notifications You must be signed in to change notification settings * Fork 17.5k * Star 123k * Code * Issues 627 * Pull requests 128 * Actions * Projects * Security and quality 61 * Insights Additional navigation options * Code * Issues * Pull requests * Actions * Projects * Security and quality * Insights [Bug]: electron should not set a default menu   #35512 New issue Copy link New issue Copy link Closed #35525 Closed [Bug]: electron should not set a default menu #35512 #35525 Copy link Labels component/menu documentation 📓 performance 🏁 Description bpasero opened on Aug 31, 2022 Issue body actions Preflight Checklist * I have read the Contributing Guidelines for this project. * I agree to follow the Code of Conduct that this project adheres to. * I have searched the issue tracker for a bug report that matches the one I want to file, without success. Electron Version 19.x What operating system are you using? Windows Operating System Version Windows 11 What arch are you using? x64 Last Known Working Electron version No response Expected Behavior An application should be in full control of the menu and thus the following code is taking startup CPU cycles when not needed: electron/lib/browser/init.ts Line 177 in bfced8c const { setDefaultApplicationMenu } = require ( '@electron/internal/browser/default-menu' ) as typeof defaultMenuModule ; At the very minimum allow an option to disable this when the application sets a menu anyway. Actual Behavior Electron seems to install a default menu which consumes time for no good reasons it seems: Testcase Gist URL No response Additional Information No response Reactions are currently unavailable Activity Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment Metadata Metadata Assignees No one assigned Labels component/menu documentation 📓 performance 🏁 Type No type Projects No projects Milestone No milestone Relationships None yet Development No branches or pull requests Issue actions * Open in GitHub Copilot app Footer (c) 2026 GitHub, Inc. Footer navigation * Terms * Privacy * Security * Status * Community * Docs * Contact * Manage cookies * Do not share my personal information You can’t perform that action at this time.