How to enable Tabs for Notepad on Windows 11 is an interesting feature since Windows 3.1 up to now, Notepad has been added a new feature on Windows 11. In this article, I will show you how to enable tabs in Notepad on Windows 11. Microsoft released The release of a new version of Notepad for Windows 11 allows Windows Insiders in the Dev channel to use multiple tabs.
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According to the official announcement from MicrosoftJanuary 23, 2003 Microsoft started rolling out an update to Notepad (version 11.2212.33.0 ) for Windows 11 for Windows Insiders. With Windows 11’s Notepad tabs, you’ll be able to create, manage, and organize multiple files in a single Notepad window.
Similar to how tabs work in File Explorer and the Microsoft Edge browser, Notepad has tabs. Now you can open multiple tabs in Notepad, no need to open multiple Notepad windows like before to open multiple txt files. You can also easily switch between tabs with just one click.
If you’re running Windows 11 build 25281 or later, you’ll be able to add tabs to Notepad. If not, you can update the app from the Microsoft Store Library and click the button “Get updates”. This is a detailed guide on how to enable Tabs for Notepad on Windows 11.
Install Tabs for Notepad on Windows 11
If you are using the stable version and do not want to use the Windows 11 version for Windows Insiders, you can still install Tab for Windows 11 by the following way:
Search Notepad in Start and then right click on it to uninstall
Access this siteselect ProductID. Paste this code: 9MSMLRH6LZF3 in the last box select Fast.
At the bottom of the page, you find the installation package Microsoft.WindowsNotepad_11.2212.33.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle and download it to your computer (if you don’t see it, turn off the ad) or you can go to this link to download.
After downloading, click open the uploaded file to install. Or you can use Powershell to type the following command:
Add-AppPackage -Path "Đường dẫn file vừa tải"
Now try to open Notepad, you will see the Tab function show up. This new Notepad app has tabs that support Dark theme – dark mode and now you are free to use it however you want.
Currently opening tabs on Notepad only applies to Windows 11 and does not work on Windows 10.
How to Open Tabs in Notepad on Windows 11
See the steps to enable tabs in Notepad on Windows. There are two ways to add or open a new tab in Notepad on Windows 11. Open the Notepad application and right click on the existing tab and select “New Tabs”. This will open a new tab next to the existing tab.
Similarly, you can right click on any tab and select Close tab to close that particular tab. Option “Close other tabs” will close all opened tabs in the Notepad application.
You can also click the . icon “+” to add a new tab to Notepad.
In Notepad settings, there is a new option for “Opening files” allows you to choose where to open the File and these options include: Open in new window and Open in new tab (Open in a new window and Open in a new tab.)
If you are using Notepad++ as the default text editor, the feature to add multiple tabs is already available. In Notepad++, you can also rename a tab and apply a color to it, which is very useful. Windows Terminal With this feature, you can customize tabs by specifying a unique color for each tab. In upcoming releases of Windows 11, I’d love to see these two features added to the Notepad app. I will send this feedback to Microsoft soon.
