File Explorer

File Explorer is the Windows 11 file management application and it looks and works much like its predecessors in Windows 10 and earlier Windows versions.

But there have been some changes in this release too. In addition to its simpler new appearance, File Explorer now features a tabbed user interface similar to what's found in Microsoft Edge and other web browsers, an updated home page with new customization choices, and an updated navigation bar.
Get to know the Windows 11 File Explorer
Let's take a look at the new features first.
Tabs
The addition of a tabbed user interface is the most obvious change to File Explorer in Windows 11. As with the similar feature in web browsers and other apps, File Explorer tabs lets you manage multiple views, in this case of your PC's file system, at the same time in the same window.
Create and close a tab

To create a new tab, select the "Add new tab" button ("+") in File Explorer's title bar. The new tab will automatically display the File Explorer home page, which is the Home view, by default.

You can also type CTRL + T to create a new tab.
To open a new tab to a specific location, right-click that location---in the navigation bar or elsewhere in File Explorer---and choose "Open in new tab."

To close a tab, select its "Close tab" button (it resembles an "X").
You can also type CTRL + W to close the currently selected tab.
Basic tab management
Each tab works like its own File Explorer window, so you can navigate to whatever file system location you like in each.

To navigate between tabs, simply select the tab you wish to display with the mouse. Or, type CTRL + TAB to switch to the next tab in the row. Or, type CTRL + SHIFT + TAB to switch to the previous tab.

To reorder the tabs, grab the tab you wish to move and then drag it left or right to a new location in the row of tabs. Release it when it's where you want it.

Drag files between tabs
One of the many reasons you may have opened two File Explorer windows in the past was so that you could drag one or more files between two different locations in the file system. But the new tabs in File Explorer allow you to do so as well.

To get started, make sure you have at least two tabs open: one for the location that contains the file you wish to copy or move, and one that is navigated to the destination where you would like that file to go. Then, simply drag the file up to the row of tabs and over the tab representing the destination. Then, drag it down into the files area and release it.

When you perform this operation normally, you will move the file from its original location to the destination. If you prefer to copy the file---leaving the original in its place and creating a duplicate in the destination---then right-drag the file instead. When you release it in the destination, a context menu will provide you with several choices, among them "Copy here."

The above assumes you are copying or moving a file betwee...