Tabbed Explorer

Alonzo Mosley · Oct 7, 2022

I JUST NOW noticed that Windows Explorer is tabbed, like a browser, so I don't have to keep hitting Win+E every time I need an additional window up. When did this happen?!?!?

Ghot · Oct 7, 2022

Alonzo Mosley said:
I JUST NOW noticed that Windows Explorer is tabbed, like a browser, so I don't have to keep hitting Win+E every time I need an additional window up. When did this happen?!?!?

Depends on what version of Windows you're running.
It happened just recently for the Insider channel, I believe.

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For the rest of us, it's supposed to happen in a couple weeks.

Scott · Oct 7, 2022

Us non-insiders used Vivetool to enable it.

Ghot · Oct 7, 2022

Scott said:
Us non-insiders used Vivetool to enable it.

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Yeah... I believe I posted the ViveTool numbers for that 3 days ago.

Features??...

Noticed on a post that involved 22H2 (OS Build 22621.730) that it has "Features" turned off by default. Also said that 22H2 (OS Build 22622.730) has features turned on by default. Anyone know the Vivetool codes for those turned off features and if they can even be enabled on the 22622.730? Went...

www.elevenforum.com

pparks1 · Oct 7, 2022

Alonzo Mosley said:
I JUST NOW noticed that Windows Explorer is tabbed, like a browser, so I don't have to keep hitting Win+E every time I need an additional window up. When did this happen?!?!?

If it's natively built in, you are on an insider channel.

If you used the ViveTool, you took additional steps to make it work today with the non insider channel release (but if you took these steps, you would know it and wouldn't be surprised it's there).

For those on the standard release, this functionality is coming in an October update.

Alonzo Mosley · Oct 7, 2022

Ha ha! No, I don't use any tools but I am on Insider.

We would have also accepted, "No, you moron, it's been like that for six months and you just now noticed"!

IanMosley · Oct 7, 2022

Snap!!

It was supposed to in Build(22621.608) - I'm now expecting on 11 October 'Patch Tuesday'.

Stigg · Oct 11, 2022

I'm a heavy tab user. Who else finds Tabbed File Explorer to be very slow and sluggish with multiple tabs open?

In comparison, I can have multiple tabs open in Directory Opus, and not notice any performance problems with it. Same with other tabbed file managers that I've used over the years.

Winuser · Oct 12, 2022

Alonzo Mosley said:
Ha ha! No, I don't use any tools but I am on Insider.

We would have also accepted, "No, you moron, it's been like that for six months and you just now noticed"!

Not if MS decided to put you on the B list. It took a few Dev builds before I got tabbed File Explorer.

Alonzo Mosley · Oct 20, 2022

Stigg said:
Who else finds Tabbed File Explorer to be very slow and sluggish with multiple tabs open?

Haven't noticed that as much as it takes a second or two longer to load the first tab. And I get a few more "Not Responding" when copying large files than I'd expect.

Alonzo Mosley · Nov 9, 2022

Hey - here's a question.

I haven't used a mouse in, like, 15 years - laptop only - so I use keyboard shortcuts whenever possible.

The Win-key shortcuts to bop through my pinned apps gets heavy use.

I never pinned Explorer because, Why? Win-E opens it right up.

But now I've noticed that Win-E opens a NEW Explorer window, instead of bringing the existing Window to the top. (For comparison, when I use Win-2 to open my browser, if I have an active session, it jumps to that session rather than starting a new one...)

I have ten pinned apps, so when Explorer opens it's at least in the eleventh position, which means I can't use Win-#.

Short of pinning it in slot 1-10, is there an option to force Win-E to activate the existing Explorer window, rather than launching a new one?

Reeeploi0 · Nov 10, 2022

I'm not an insider. It was an update in Windows Update for me in Oct. But there are bugs. Many bugs.

IanMosley · Nov 10, 2022

Alonzo Mosley said:
I JUST NOW noticed that Windows Explorer is tabbed, like a browser, so I don't have to keep hitting Win+E every time I need an additional window up. When did this happen?!?!?

This was released when KB5019980 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Build 22621.819 (22H2) - to Public & RP channels - was released on 8 November.

cereberus · Nov 10, 2022

CharmaineK said:
I'm not an insider. It was an update in Windows Update for me in Oct. But there are bugs. Many bugs.

huh - it works fine but could do with some design improvements. I am not aware of any specific bugs?

cereberus · Nov 10, 2022

Alonzo Mosley said:
Hey - here's a question.

I haven't used a mouse in, like, 15 years - laptop only - so I use keyboard shortcuts whenever possible.

The Win-key shortcuts to bop through my pinned apps gets heavy use.

I never pinned Explorer because, Why? Win-E opens it right up.

But now I've noticed that Win-E opens a NEW Explorer window, instead of bringing the existing Window to the top. (For comparison, when I use Win-2 to open my browser, if I have an active session, it jumps to that session rather than starting a new one...)

I have ten pinned apps, so when Explorer opens it's at least in the eleventh position, which means I can't use Win-#.

Short of pinning it in slot 1-10, is there an option to force Win-E to activate the existing Explorer window, rather than launching a new one?

I do not think this is possible.

Even if you right click on the shortcut, it opens a new window rather than a new tab.

One major limitation on FE tabs is that you cannot drag a tab to move to a new instance as you can with Edge (or combine multiple windows).

Better still, the ability to tile the tabs would be good (a long lost and sadly missed feature we had 2 decades ago with File Manager LOL).

I guess all this is work in progress, and all I can suggest you do is use feedback hub.

Reeeploi0 · Nov 10, 2022

cereberus said:
huh - it works fine but could do with some design improvements. I am not aware of any specific bugs?

My File Explorer intermittently stops responding. I can't open folders. I have to click on the OneDrive running in the system tray. Then I go back to the File Manager and it works a few times. File Explorer is sometimes a grey title bar and sometimes a paler colour of my chosen accent colour. Various files are blocked from saving to OneDrive folder which were no issue previous, Device Security is suddenly not supported today, programs keep asking for permissions..... I did a factory reset. Some issues resolved, new one occurred. MS Support remote connected, initiated ISO install, its stuck and won't install. Needed to hit F8 start windows normally and tribg another reset myself.

kelper · Nov 10, 2022

I just do WIN+E, CTRL+T

Alonzo Mosley · Nov 10, 2022

cereberus said:
I guess all this is work in progress, and all I can suggest you do is use feedback hub.

I wouldn't even know how to explain it in the Feedback Hub so that they'd understand...

Alonzo Mosley · Nov 10, 2022

kelper said:
I just do WIN+E, CTRL+T

Right. But if you're in another program and you want to jump BACK to Explorer, and you hit Win+E, it launches a new instance rather than just taking the focus of the existing instance.

kelper · Nov 10, 2022

What's wrong with ALT-TAB then

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