How to Enable New File Explorer in the Beta Channel (22631.1972)

In this article, I will show you How to Enable New File Explorer in the Beta Channel, Build 22631.1972.

Microsoft has started testing the New File Explorer in the Beta Channel, Build 22631.1972 and in this article, I will show you how to Enable it.

Thanks to PhantomOcean3 for discovering this, follow him for more hidden features!

Download ViveTool from Github

You will need to download ViveTool, which is a small app that will help us enable hidden features from Windows.

After you download ViveTool, you will need to extract the contents of the archive into the System32 location so that we can have full administrative privileges to the operating system.

Right-click on the archive and then click on Extract all. Select the System32 location and then click on Extract. You will also need to provide some administrative privileges.

After you’ve done that, you will need to open CMD as administrator and then copy and paste the following commands:

Enable New Details Pane:

vivetool /enable /id:38613007

Enable New Recommended Files Area:

vivetool /enable /id:38664959

Enable New Tab Tear Out/Merge:

vivetool /enable /id:39661369

Enable New Modern Address Bar:

vivetool /enable /id:40950262

Enable New Gallery Section:

vivetool /enable /id:41040327

Enable New Modern Home Page (requires Recommendations ID):

vivetool /enable /id:41076133, 38664959

You will now need to restart your computer, for the changes to take effect.

After the restart, you will be able to test the New File Explorer in Windows 11 22631.1972.

For a more in-depth tutorial, you can watch the video below from the youtube channel.