Get your hands on Windows 11's leaked File Explorer with tabs

If you are one of the many users who have asked Microsoft to add tabs to File Explorer, we finally have some good news for you. Windows 11 version 22H2 or Sun Valley 2 update may restore support for "tabs" in File Explorer, which was first tested in a 2017 preview build.

Microsoft is now internally experimenting with a new feature called "Tabs in File Explorer" that brings Microsoft Edge-like tabs to the File Explorer window in Windows 11. This feature operates at the operating system level and does not require extensions or PowerToys add-ons for File Explorer.

It’s worth noting that the new File Explorer tab feature is different from the original “Sets” concept first released in 2017. For those unaware, a tab-based Windows 10 UI called Sets was added to preview builds in 2017, but Microsoft canceled Sets and it was pulled from the Windows Insider program.

Unlike Sets, which promised a system-wide tabbed experience, Windows 11’s new tabbed shell is a File Explorer-only feature. Currently it does not work with any other application windows, neither Settings nor Microsoft Word.

As you can see in the screenshot above, File Explorer’s tab UI looks a lot like tabs in Microsoft Edge or Chrome. You'll find a tabbed interface at the top of the window, and you can click the plus icon to create a new window of Explorer.

This feature provides File Explorer with a fully tabbed experience, with results that are very similar to third-party applications. You can switch between different folders in File Explorer and even create new tabs directly from the taskbar (right-click the Explorer icon and select Window or Folder).

In the screenshot above, you'll also notice a new "Tab Scroll" button. This feature lets you navigate between all open tabs in File Explorer.

For example, if you have dozens or hundreds of tabs open in File Explorer, Microsoft will make the tab strip scrollable and you can click the arrow buttons to navigate between the remaining open tabs.

Microsoft is also working on drag-and-drop support to easily manage tabs in File Explorer, but this feature is currently not available in preview.

It's unclear if any apps can take advantage of the new tab experience and appear as "tabs" in the same window next to File Explorer.

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