With Windows 11, Microsoft introduced tabbed File Explorer. While this was a welcome addition to some, others prefer File Explorers’ antiquated way of having multiple windows.
Unfortunately, there’s no built-in toggle to go back to the old way; However, there are solutions that involve third-party apps.
ViveTool is one such third-party app that allows you to disable tabbed File Explorer and have it back for years. All you have to do is download and install the tool and run a few commands and that’s it, it’s done before you know it.
First, go to ViveTool’s GitHub page using your favorite browser and click on zip file to start the download.
Once downloaded, right-click on the zip file and click on ‘Extract All’ option from the menu. This will open a separate window.
Next, click on the ‘Extract’ option.
Once the contents are extracted, right-click on the folder and select the option ‘Copy as Path’.
then go to start menu and type terminal, Then, from the search results, right-click on the ‘Terminal’ tile and select the option ‘Run as administrator’.
Now, a UAC (User Account Control) window will appear on your screen. If you are not logged in with an administrator account, enter the credentials for one. Otherwise, click on the ‘Yes’ button.
After that, click on the chevron (downward arrow) and click on the ‘Command Prompt’ option to proceed.
Now, type or copy+paste the below command and press Enter to execute.
cd "<copied path>"Comment: <कॉपी किए गए पथ> Replace the placeholder with the actual path that you copied earlier in this section.
After that, type or copy+paste the below commands one by one and execute them.
vivetool /disable /id:37634385vivetool /disable /id:36354489
Once successfully executed, restart your PC and check whether Tabbed File Explorer has been disabled or not.
If you are not very comfortable using the command prompt, you can also use the GUI version of Vivatools.
To take action using the ViveTool GUI, head over to its GitHub page, and click on the .ZIP file to initiate the download.
Once downloaded, go to the Downloads directory and right-click on the downloaded zip file. Then, choose the ‘Extract All’ option.
Next, click on the ‘Extract’ button.
After extracting, open the folder and right-click ViveTool_GUI.exe file. Next, click on the ‘Run as administrator’ option.
Now, a UAC (User Account Control) window will appear on your screen. If you are not logged in with an administrator account, enter the credentials for one. Otherwise, click on the ‘Yes’ button.
Once the tool is launched, first select your OS build from the dropdown menu. This will populate a list of all available features.
Afterwards, enter the below code in the search bar. Next, select the feature and click on the ‘Take Action’ button. Finally, click on the ‘Disable feature’ toggle.
37634385
Similarly, enter the below code in the search bar and deactivate it as well.
36354489 Once done, open File Explorer and the tabs on File Explorer should now be disabled.
that’s about it. Using the above mentioned methods, you can easily disable tabs in File Explorer if tabs are not your cup of tea.
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