Recently, Microsoft has added several promising new features to Windows 11 that users have been waiting for for years. Microsoft has now enabled tabs in File Explorer with the Windows 11 22H2 update, and most users will surely love it. We have already compiled a list of new features in the Windows 11 2022 update which includes the new Task Manager interface, app folders in the Start menu, Overflow Menu in the Taskbar, etc., so check out the article for more details. By the way, the tabbed user interface of File Explorer is currently hidden in Windows 11 stable build because Microsoft plans to release it in October 2022. However, we provide you with a tutorial on how to enable this feature right away. So without further ado, let's move on and learn how to enable tabs in File Explorer on Windows 11 along with the new navigation pane in Windows 11 stable build.

Note! This article was last updated on February 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM PST to include information about the official availability of tabs in File Explorer in Windows 11 22H2.

Microsoft has already enabled tabs in File Explorer with the Windows 11 22H2 update. So you no longer need to install Vivetool and enable certain feature flags. Just download the latest update to Windows 11, and tabs will be enabled by default. If it doesn't work this way, go to the next section to enable tabs in Windows Explorer manually.

1. You can follow our detailed guide on how to install Windows 11 22H2 update. But to briefly demonstrate the steps, press "Windows + I" to open the Windows settings. Now go to "Windows Update" in the menu on the left.