Never a good sight:
Get rid of File Explorer clutter in Windows 11, use this simple utility to quickly open a new tab instead of a new window in File Explorer, when you press Win + E.
Win + E before:
Win + E after:
If no File Explorer window is open, it will create a new one in the normal way.
Note: The Tabs feature for File Explorer is only available in Windows 11 22H2 Stable Build (22621) or later.
- Download WinENFET from the Releases page.
- Run the application.
Its (white H in a green background) icon will show up in the system tray to indicate that it's running.
From then on,Win + Ewill open a new File Explorer tab.
You'll likely want to configure the app to run anytime you log in. If you don't know to do this, please follow the steps in Method 2 of this tutorial.
It doesn't work when you press Win + E on a virtual desktop when another virtual desktop has an open File Explorer window.
Please visit the Feedback Hub page at the link below to upvote a suggestion for a built-in option to always open File Explorer in a new tab. More upvotes make it more likely for the Windows team to act positively on the feedback and add the feature in the future.
Link:
feedback-hub:?contextid=395&feedbackid=68798915-6714-493d-8420-d641f01df988&form=1&src=1Copy and paste it into your browser. It will take you straight to the suggestion page in Feedback Hub if you have the app installed.