Windows 11 22H2: Moment 1 Update - Tabs in File Explorer, Suggested Actions, Taskbar Updates 

IIRC you can middle-click a folder to open it in new tab unfocused, so you can just middle-click home folder, C drive etc. multiple times to kinda achieve that.

@@rea9lizer I middle click all my new tabs, but they still open up that tab making it active?

@@liam4184 oh it seems you are right. I was confused with QTTabBar's behavior because I had been using it until a week ago...

Perhaps like shift-clicking the + icon would be great or shift+MMB

I really need the opposite feature to come to Edge. What's the point of opening a tab if it doesn't auto-activate?

Agreed. I'd also like an option so that when you create a new tab, it doesn't automatically switch to that tab

Such a big shift in UI as seen in that mockup wouldn't make sense in a Windows 11 update, but rather Windows 12. Rumors point to a 2024 release.

You can indeed

You can't

Same for me.

I think they had to kill that idea due to Edge's move to Chromium.

You refer to "panes," right? I think Microsoft prefers we use their Metro "two windows side-by-side" snap-to-multitask concept. They've made that more noticeable and easy to use in Windows 11.

Back to the way it was prior to 8.1. Folders are found in Home.

@@techwithtyler20 "Home" is nothing more than a renamed Quick Access/Favourites. They can be unpinned from there, as well as mixed up with other pins. They need a dedicated section. Nothing was stopping those folders from being pinned to "home" before.

after the 11 update my 2 hp laptops the lag was unbelievable. i will reinstall 10 when i got time. now it take 4-5 min.just to shut down . windows 11 is not finished.

@@normhill1748 my hp had win 11 from day one and i have never faced any performance issue until recently. Clearly the latest updates are the culprit.

Nowhere does it say they were thinking of abandoning multi-desktops--it got better in Windows 10.1 (what version 1607 should've been called to match everyone else).

...There are also updates on the menu window like the possibility of creating folders by dragging an icon over another and the possibility of choosing the quantity of added apps and folders versus suggested apps in the Settings menu 😀

@@Renatodonadio Folders already shipped in Windows 11.1.0 (what 22H2 should be called to match everyone else).

Support is ending next month.

Because it is a new OS. Windows 10/11 are the odd ones out--feature updates are new OS versions but without a new number.

yes you can

The original idea, Sets, was killed due to Edge's switch to Chromium.

you can enable it with a registry hack

You can use some mods to make it small

Most likely removed due to the upcoming tablet-optimized taskbar, or it was simply one of those features no one used given what Microsoft's telemetry data shows.

a "tablet-optimized" taskbar would have the icons on the eft by default, because they're more accessible that way (I have a left hand, but not a centered hand ^^ ). But that's the way I'm using it. also because it feels more balanced. things on the left, things on the right. icons in system tray are still small, and I can still use them. (oh, I forgot.. they've put quick actions in a different section than notifications, but there's no easy fast way to open them. you can't put the 3 fingers tap ton open quick actions instead of notifications, for example. It looks like a stupid oversight, just missing a line somewhere). calendar there doesn't show events, can't create events from there too.. so if you disable notifications because they're a pain to dismiss in there, all this notification center become mostly useless, and would be useful to open the quick actions more easily instead. back to the icons. I know them, it's bothering my eyes and brain that they 'have' to take that much of the screen (13" surface laptop), I never had an issue clicking on one of them with my big fingers on my previous surface book 13" screen... So it really feels like removing an option for the sake of removing it... like when they started with the option to put the icons back to the left. It's just some small usability oversights. and those stupidly big icons are always there, taking too much space. (hiding it is a big no-no for me. I hate things moving on the screen for no reason, and hiding the taskbar also hides the clock. and the clock is useful. but the option of hiding the taskbar is there for people who likes to hide it, and I don't mind). I don't use windows snapping, and there's the option to disable it, and that's cool. even if they do so much marketing around it. So, I'd like them to put the option for the small icons taskbar back in. (and also the option for three-fingers tap to open quick actions) :) and I don't think that's a lot to ask. :)

@@coin3ip Actually tbh, using the centred taskbar buttons feels so much better on a tablet then on the left (I have a few surface products)

@@frokfrdk that's why I said "that how I use it", because I used a surface book for almost 6 years, now surface laptop 5, and either just using surfae book 'clipboard', or full laptop, I use the icons with my left thumb while holding the device, or just resting my hand on the side my thumb fall right on those icons (on the left). I also use one fixed-in-place file explorer window most of the time, on the left side, so I can access all the quick access and files, with my left thumb, still holding the device. or even while I'm using the pen with my right hand. I never have to 'reach for' the icons, and I prefer it like that. but you don't, and the options to do both are here. :)

Make sure you've upgraded to version 22H2.

Make sure you're on version 22H2.

Updates sometimes take time to roll out to everyone.

It's just a regular cumulative update but with new features. You can skip cumulative updates but it's not recommended for security reasons.

@@techwithtyler20 I understand. thank you very much. take care

Currently in insider testing--should come soon.

You can !

Yes, but you can't simply drop it on the tab like in macOS, you have to drag it into the window once you hover it over the tab to switch.

Nope. This is THE most frustrating thing in Win11. Not going to upgrade my home PC until this is done. Not going to install registry hacks for it. This should be basic OS functionality.

@@d_fens Not surprised they removed it since it's been the default since 7. Telemetry data has showed just how many features aren't used, which tells Microsoft what to remove.

@@techwithtyler20 this is/was productivity feature, used mostly in professional/corporate environments (e.g. people working with 3+ Excel spreadsheets at once). Corporate environments have the ability to completely disable telemetry in Windows Enterprise editions and companies do use this setting. Microsoft cannot rely only on telemetry data to make such decisions. I think they just dumbed this OS version to be on par with macOs user interface...

@@d_fens The taskbar was also rebuilt from the ground-up, so it takes time to bring features back. An early implementation of this feature returning was leaked in a build a few months ago.

Whats wrong with 60fps?