diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3d25df1..735724d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
 ## Unreleased
 
 - Menus: Fixed text color of selected menu items that use HTML. (issue #87)
+- Menus: On Windows, pressing <kbd>F10</kbd> now activates the menu bar without
+  showing a menu popup (as usual on Windows platform). On other platforms the
+  first menu popup is shown.
 - Hide mnemonics if window is deactivated (e.g. <kbd>Alt+Tab</kbd> to another
   window). (issue #43)
 
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatMenuBarUI.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatMenuBarUI.java
index dabcdd6f..8a509a19 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatMenuBarUI.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatMenuBarUI.java
@@ -16,9 +16,19 @@
 
 package com.formdev.flatlaf.ui;
 
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
+import javax.swing.ActionMap;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
+import javax.swing.JMenu;
+import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
+import javax.swing.MenuElement;
+import javax.swing.MenuSelectionManager;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.plaf.ActionMapUIResource;
 import javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI;
 import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuBarUI;
+import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.SystemInfo;
 
 /**
  * Provides the Flat LaF UI delegate for {@link javax.swing.JMenuBar}.
@@ -38,4 +48,36 @@ public class FlatMenuBarUI
 	public static ComponentUI createUI( JComponent c ) {
 		return new FlatMenuBarUI();
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void installKeyboardActions() {
+		super.installKeyboardActions();
+
+		if( SystemInfo.IS_WINDOWS ) {
+			ActionMap map = SwingUtilities.getUIActionMap( menuBar );
+			if( map == null ) {
+				map = new ActionMapUIResource();
+				SwingUtilities.replaceUIActionMap( menuBar, map );
+			}
+			map.put( "takeFocus", new TakeFocus() );
+		}
+	}
+
+	//---- class TakeFocus ----------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * On Windows, activates the menu bar, but does not show the menu popup as
+	 * BasicMenuBarUI.TakeFocus does.
+	 */
+	private static class TakeFocus
+		extends AbstractAction
+	{
+		@Override
+		public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e ) {
+			JMenuBar menuBar = (JMenuBar) e.getSource();
+			JMenu menu = menuBar.getMenu( 0 );
+			if( menu != null )
+				MenuSelectionManager.defaultManager().setSelectedPath( new MenuElement[] { menuBar, menu } );
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/flatlaf-demo/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/demo/ControlBar.java b/flatlaf-demo/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/demo/ControlBar.java
index a698bccc..dc6b0f53 100644
--- a/flatlaf-demo/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/demo/ControlBar.java
+++ b/flatlaf-demo/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/demo/ControlBar.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ControlBar
 				(SystemInfo.IS_LINUX && className.equals( "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel") ) )
 				name += " (F9)";
 			else if( className.equals( MetalLookAndFeel.class.getName() ) )
-				name += " (F10)";
+				name += " (F12)";
 			else if( className.equals( NimbusLookAndFeel.class.getName() ) )
 				name += " (F11)";
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class ControlBar
 			registerSwitchToLookAndFeel( KeyEvent.VK_F9, "com.apple.laf.AquaLookAndFeel" );
 		else if( SystemInfo.IS_LINUX )
 			registerSwitchToLookAndFeel( KeyEvent.VK_F9, "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel" );
-		registerSwitchToLookAndFeel( KeyEvent.VK_F10, MetalLookAndFeel.class.getName() );
+		registerSwitchToLookAndFeel( KeyEvent.VK_F12, MetalLookAndFeel.class.getName() );
 		registerSwitchToLookAndFeel( KeyEvent.VK_F11, NimbusLookAndFeel.class.getName() );
 
 		// register ESC key to close frame