A tabbed File Explorer is what Windows 10 needs

Jun 29, 2015 12:29 GMT  ·  By

One of the features that users have been asking for since forever and that’s yet to be implemented in Windows 10 is tab support for the built-in file manager, but for the moment, Microsoft doesn’t seem to be willing to introduce such an option.

Tab support in File Explorer could allow users to work with their files more effectively and Microsoft knows that very well, which makes many wonder how come the company isn’t interesting in bringing this functionality in its file manager.

But in the meantime, concept designers across the world are putting their imagination up to work, so concepts like this one show that implementing tab support in File Explorer isn’t such a difficult thing to do, especially for a software giant like Microsoft.

Clean design

The first thing you might notice in this design created by DeviantArt user SN37 is that File Explorer still looks incredibly clean, despite the fact that it comes with tab support.

Everything is very well organized in the main screen and tabs are integrated into the title bar, so it’s pretty easy to manage your tabs and know where to find the locations you’re working on.

“People suggested that the Explorer should get rid of its ribbon interface and add some tabs to put on, it would look like this. An additional feature that would have is the ability to show/hide pre-populated items in the navigation pane. You see that button on the right edge,” the designer explains.

Obviously, there are many ways to improve this concept and Microsoft has an army of skilled designers that can do that with minimum effort, but let’s just hope that the company has this in mind for the final version of Windows 10 and our beloved File Explorer gets the tab support it deserves.