There is nothing you need to do to activate the tabs in File Explorer, as long as you've installed the Windows 11 2022 Update and its subsequent updates released by Microsoft up to November 2022.

One of File Explorer's largest limitations is the inability to remember tabs or open preselect pages. This simple script will help you fix that and open several File Explorer tabs upon launch.

The Clover 3 extension adds tabs to File Explorer in Windows to make file management easier.

You cannot select and move a tab or multiple tabs from one File Explorer window of Windows 11 to another. You can only drag a single tab out at a time and open it in a new window.

Another improvement to the Windows 11 22H2 File Explorer now available is the ability to open tabs. Click the + icon to open a new tab and then navigate to a new folder or drive, as shown in Figure D.

The new File Explorer allows you to view folders and drive locations as Tabs, the same way we open browser tabs on the internet. If for some reason you want to disable Tabs in File Explorer ...

After disappearing from the preview builds, the tabbed interface in File Explorer in Windows 11 is back with several quality-of-life improvements. Still, the feature is not ready for prime time.

It introduced Sets in a Windows 10 preview build that let you open new tabs in almost any application. However, the feature was never shipped with Windows despite its promise.

The native File Explorer on Windows 11 doesn't support tabs, but there's still a way to manage your files with a tabbed interface.