While tabs have been a core part of web browsers for more than a decade (including Internet Explorer), Microsoft is finally in the process of introducing a tabbed interface to the Windows File ...

Click on the Add icon (or plus icon) available just next to a tab in File Explorer Use Ctrl+T hotkey Right-click on a folder or drive and use the Open in new tab option. A new tab will open ...

Now, you can click the “plus” button or hit Ctrl+T to open a new tab in File Explorer. While that part is the same as any modern web browser, that’s where the similarities end.

This lets you open separate tabs for key areas of Windows 11. That can include your desktop folder, downloads folder, documents folder, pictures folder, music, or even videos.

The quickest way to open up a new File Explorer window is by tapping Ctrl+N. This is probably my second most used File Explorer shortcut, since there isn't a convenient "Open New Window" button in ...

You cant middle click a file to open in a new tab, for example, nor can you drag a tab to another window. If you're looking to disable tabs in Windows 11, think again.

This means that when you open a new File Explorer window, the first tab open will be the home page. From there, you can add on more tabs, and you’ll be able to go to other folders within that tab.

Click "File" at the top of the window, and then click "Open." Double-click the file from which you want to create a tab-delimited file.

For this, open the Folder Options, and access the General tab. Open the drop-down menu available for the Open File Explorer to option and select a location to make it default.

If you want to open a new tab with no website open, you can either click the "new tab" button in the browser's tab bar, go to the "File" menu and click "New Tab," or type the letter "t" while ...

The biggest advantage of Files over the first-party File Explorer is that it supports tabs. You can navigate to different files and folders without having to open a second window.