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USE Windows 11’s new tools in Windows 10

Windows 11’s recent Moment 4 update was significant. It introduced a redesigned File Explorer, the AI tool Copilot and improvements to essential features like Paint and Snipping Tool. You can’t use these new options in Windows 10, but you can add them by installing third-party programs.

Add tabs to File Explorer

File Explorer is one of the most important elements of Windows, so it’s no surprise it received major improvements in the recent Windows 11 update.

It now supports tabs, letting you keep several folders open in the same window. There’s also an image gallery, support for more compressed file formats, and an improved details pane (press Alt+Shift+P to see it).

To get these tools in Windows 10 you’ll need to install Files 3.0 ( – click the small, blue ‘classic installer’ link below the white boxes). Files has long been our

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