Microsoft was hoping to launch the tabs feature in the File Explorer app for Windows 10.

But it scrapped the idea later on.

But what if you want to turn the File Explorer Tabs feature off?

How to Disable File Explorer Tabs In Windows 11

An immediate idea would be to uninstall the update, but that is a temporary workaround.

What Is ViVeTool?

ViVeTool is an open-source command line tool that can enable or disable Windows operating system features.

Disable File Explorer Tabs Using the ViVeTool

But if you are impatient, you might use ViVeTool to enable an otherwise hidden feature.

It is free and the developers recently launched a GUI version of the tool as well.

But before doing that, download and install both of these tools on your system.

Disable File Explorer Tabs Using the ViVeTool GUI version

Download:ViVeTool

Download:ViVeTool GUI

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Heres how to do it:

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Disable File Explorer Tabs Using the ViVeTool GUI version

The GUI version of ViVeTool works similarly.

you might manually enter the feature ID or use the search function to find a feature in the list.

Repeat the following steps to disable File Explorer Tabs using the ViVeTool GUI.

Disable Any Windows 11 Feature Using ViVeTool

File Explorer tabs are more useful than you think.