A Windows 11 dev build 22572, announced this Wednesday, with other features such as improved parental control and a redesigned editing software came with an early surprise. Recently, a test user under the name of Xeno reported that a secret command on ViveTool can enable the tabs.
Xeno@xenopanther
As others have already found out. Running "vivetool addconfig 34370472 2" and launch an Explorer window, you get tabs!21:57 PM - 09 Mar 2022
For real?
If the File Explorer tabs seem easy and simple to use, we don't know if it will be included in a final build or it could never be. According to PcWorld, "Microsoft previously tested tab-like interfaces outside the browser with Sets, but abandoned it three years ago".
Enable it
This is one of the most requested features of all time. So, in case you want to try here is a short tutorial for you :
- Sign up in the Windows Insider program
- Install the latest version, make sure the dev channel build is 22572
- Once it's done, get github.com/thebookisclosed/Vive
- Run this command :
vivetool addconfig 304370472 2 - Restart your computer
Else, some third-party programs can give you a similar experience on Windows 10.
Top comments (2)
Lovely to see windows all caught up. Only trouble is many workplaces seem to hand out Mac's so I doubt I will ever own a laptop let alone see windows for a while
Other OSes have had this for... decades?