Windows 11's File Explorer is getting a bunch of new buttons that will make its Home page a lot more convenient.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

If you want to open a new tab, just tap Ctrl+T while File Explorer is open. Like with Windows+E, Ctrl+T opens to whatever folder you have specified in the "Open File Explorer" drop-down menu.

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.

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.

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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.

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.