There is nothing you need to do to activate the tabs in File Explorer, as long as you've installed the Windows 11 2022 Update and its subsequent updates released by Microsoft up to November 2022.

The Clover 3 extension adds tabs to File Explorer in Windows to make file management easier.

The native File Explorer on Windows 11 doesn't support tabs, but there's still a way to manage your files with a tabbed interface.

Besides, the tabbed File Explorer itself is a one buggy thing that is not available for all users. If you want to try it, learn how to enable tabs in File Explorer in Windows 11 here.

Windows 11 is receiving tabs in File Explorer and the latest Insider Build just received this feature for testing.

We show you how to disable Tabs in File Explorer on Windows 11 by using a free command line tool called ViveTool.

To restore Tabs in File Explorer after Restart in Windows 11, enable the 'Restore previous folder windows at logon' setting in Folder Options.

File Explorer is one of the most essential tools in Windows 11, but you may not know everything about it. Let's take a closer look.

How to set This PC as startup page on File Explorer To change the start location in File Explorer, use these steps: Open File Explorer. Click the Options button from the "View" tab.

If you are unhappy with how tabs in the recently updated File Explorer work, this guide will show you how to restore the original version without downgrading the operating system to version 21H2.

If you're looking to disable tabs in Windows 11, think again. There's no way to do so, not even in the File Explorer properties menu. Maybe just don't use them if you don't like them.

Greg Shultz explores the Contextual tabs on the Ribbon toolbar in Windows 10's File Explorer for recent Windows 7 and Windows XP users.