Windows 11 File Explorer’s new feature lets you drag a tab to open it in its window

This feature is hidden in Windows 11 builds and works smoothly, as shown in the above GIF from our test builds. We don’t know when it will begin heading to Windows 11 22H2 machines in the production channel, but it’s not expected anytime soon. Microsoft may bundle it with a Moment update or push it via a regular cumulative update as part of its monthly security updates cadence. The post Windows 11 File Explorer’s new feature lets you drag a tab to open it in its window appeared first on Windows Latest

Tabs have been part of all web browsers and were recently added to two Windows 11 apps – File Explorer and Notepad. In its first significant update to Windows 11, Microsoft added tabs to File Explorer, making it easier to open multiple folders and directories in one window.

With tabs support in File Explorer, it is easier to manage files and folders instead of opening several tabs to achieve what you want. Tabs support is live in Windows 11 22H2 or newer for everyone, and it’s about to get better in a future update that will likely arrive via a cumulative update.

In the latest preview builds, Microsoft is testing a new feature that lets you drag a tab in File Explorer out of one window to open it in its new window. In other words, you can open “Documents” in one tab, select it, and then drag it out of the primary/current window to give the dragged tab its window.

File Explorer’s new tabs feature 

This feature is hidden in Windows 11 builds and works smoothly, as shown in the above GIF from our test builds.

We don’t know when it will begin heading to Windows 11 22H2 machines in the production channel, but it’s not expected anytime soon. Microsoft may bundle it with a Moment update or push it via a regular cumulative update as part of its monthly security updates cadence.