Instructions: Enable the ability to move tabs between File Explorer windows in Windows 11 Build 25290+ (Dev)

Insider build Windows 11 Build 25290, released on the Dev channel the day before, revealed a new hidden feature that enhances the tabbed experience in File Explorer. Once enabled, users will be able to drag tabs between open File Explorer windows, as well as move tabs to separate windows.

Instruction

1. Download the ViVeTool utility by this link. This is a new version of ViveTool 0.3.2, details of which we have covered in our material.
2. Unpack the downloaded archive to any place on your computer (for example, you can create a ViVeTool folder in the root of the C: drive and place the files there).
3. Open a command prompt as an administrator (for example, by typing CMD in the search and selecting the appropriate item).
4. In the command line, navigate to the folder with ViVeTool using the command cd /d , then press Enter. For example: cd /d "C:\ViVeTool"
5. Enter command vivetool /enable /id:39661369 /store:both and press Enter.
6. Make sure that the command line shows the message “Successfully set feature configuration”
7. Restart your computer to apply the changes.

To disable the function, use the command:

• vivetool /disable /id:39661369 /store:both