Windows 11 update brings a tab to restore support to File Explorer
With the update KB5046733, Windows 11 has acquired new, intriguing features. Among these is the ability to restore File Explorer tabs like recently used tabs in a web browser. However, this option is rather discreetly located within the settings of the test version of Windows 11.
The website Windows Latest has highlighted the new features following the KB5046733 update in Windows 11. The key change is set to please File Explorer users who often browse multiple folders in tabs and long for the ability to remember a specific view. After installing the update, Windows 11 permits users to activate the option to restore the tab layout after restarting the Explorer. In practice, the function operates similarly to how a web browser remembers tab layouts.
To utilise the new option for remembering the File Explorer layout in Windows 11, you need to activate restoring app windows after logging back into the system. The system will not only recall which apps were previously open, but in the case of Explorer, it will also remember the tab layout, enabling users to seamlessly continue working on, for instance, several open directories simultaneously.
The new option is exclusively available to Windows 11 testers in the Insider programme who have installed build 22635.4580. Although specific details remain unknown, the option will likely be incorporated into the stable version of Windows 11 in one of the cumulative Moment updates in the foreseeable future.
In the context of Windows updates, it is important to remember the impending time when Windows 10 will no longer receive security updates. The cutoff is October of next year, and it might be prudent to start considering whether to update your computer soon, buy a new one, or explore purchasing additional support from Microsoft to ensure full operating system security.
