how to open new tab with command line in file explorer?

Question

I want to open a new folder in different tabs on the same window of Windows File Explorer in Windows 11, instead of opening a new window every time.

I tried to use Start.exe C:\ Explorer.exe C: \ -W 0 Explorer.exe C: \ --windows 0 in terminal and Python.

import os
import sys
gpus = sys.argv[1]
path = os.path.realpath(gpus)
os.startfile(path)

but it always opens in a new window.

I'm not sure you can - it doesn't appear to be documented and users in the MS forums are saying it's not currently supported (like [here for example](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-22h2-explorerexe-command-line-switch-to/b0958474-6124-44c9-b01a-7e6952317848)) — Grismar, Nov 11 '22 at 03:36

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 11 '22 at 06:53

I did some research on your problem and concluded that it is not allowed to open Tabs in the file explorer.

In this link we can see that as of 11/09/2022 there is no response by MSFT

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