Windows 11 has been rolling out all sorts of interesting updates since it’s come out. Many come out to the test servers first, and have featured all sorts of changes we love like these UI animations (opens in new tab) and HDR sliders (opens in new tab). There have also been plenty that make us less happy and break Microsoft Store apps (opens in new tab).
Thankfully the update we’ve learned about today via Hardware.info (opens in new tab) appears to be one that will bring the rads rather than the sads. While it’s certainly not everyone’s favourite platform, a new Windows has meant plenty of changes and some have come to its most basic of systems. Your general Windows 11 PC using experience should be about to get just a little bit better, as Explorer is getting yet another added feature.
We’ve known Windows 11 Explorer was set to see tabs for a while thanks to the last insider build testing out this feature (opens in new tab). It may not sound like much, but being able to organise my day-to-day use of explorer folders with tabs rather than only having separate windows is going to be much more convenient to manage. I can keep different windows with tabs grouped of folders to get quick and immediate access to my files, but apparently it gets even better.
Not only are tabs coming, but they’re doing more than just being a super useful tool for your daily life. They’re using far less RAM. Reportedly opening a new tab will only increase memory consumption by one MB. It’s hard to get a say on exactly how much RAM opening an explorer window generally uses, and of course this is going to be a little different for everyone.
Still, saving RAM on a task many of us may just have sitting idly open across many different windows could make a nice little difference to your computer’s performance. It could be especially great for managing things like game capture, without adding extra stress to the machine.
While it may sound like a small update overall, tabs coming to Windows Explorer may just make your daily computing life that little bit smoother, in more ways than one. If you’re looking for other ways to speed up your Windows 11 experience, don’t forget to make sure you’re using a good SSD as your boot drive (opens in new tab).
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