Tips & Tricks to use Tabs in File Explorer in Windows 11. You can add new tabs, re-arrange tabs, scroll the tab list in File Explorer, and more.

If you want to add a third tab, create a new line at the end of the script and paste the following: WScript.Sleep 500 oShell.SendKeys "^t" WScript.Sleep 300 oShell.SendKeys "%d" WScript.Sleep 300 ...

Switch from File Explorer to an alternative like XYplorer or OneCommander—and set the alternative as the default, with the help of a registry hack.

This folder should include a command that associates the file extension with an application (in this case, Notepad). You can see an example in Figure 2.

Back up the Windows Registry file and create a valid restore point before you proceed. Figure A shows you the Windows 11 File Explorer with the streamlined ribbon of commands highlighted.

Image: Anton Watman/Shutterstock Right-clicking a folder or file in Windows 10 File Explorer triggers a context menu with an array of commands, including several from third-party applications.