{"id":176239,"date":"2025-03-03T11:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=176239"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:23:56","slug":"restore-file-explorer-folders-tabs-after-restart-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/restore-file-explorer-folders-tabs-after-restart-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to restore File Explorer folders and tabs after restart on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, you can have File Explorer restore your previous sessions, including folders and tabs, after the computer restarts, and in this guide, I&#8217;ll explain the steps to apply this configuration.<\/p>\n<p>If, after restarting your computer, you prefer the system to restore the previous File Explorer session, you can complete this configuration from the &#8220;Folder Options.&#8221; Also, starting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-march-2025-update\/\">March 2025 update<\/a>, the option to restart File Explorer will reopen your tabs in addition to the windows.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, I&#8217;ll explain the steps to restore the previous File Explorer session after restarting Windows 11.<\/p>\n<h2>Restore previous File Explorer session on Windows 11<\/h2>\n<p>To restore folders and tabs in File Explorer, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>File Explorer<\/strong> on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Open the <strong>See more<\/strong> (three dots) menu and click on <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176241\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/open-folder-options-explorer.webp?resize=723%2C452&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Open Folder Options\" width=\"723\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/open-folder-options-explorer.webp?w=723&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 723w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/open-folder-options-explorer.webp?resize=300%2C188&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/open-folder-options-explorer.webp?resize=150%2C94&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>View<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Option 1) Check the <strong>&#8220;Restore previous folder windows at logon&#8221;<\/strong> option to enable the feature.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/enable-restore-previous-folder-windows-logon-windows-11.webp?resize=382%2C475&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"File Explorer enable restore previous folders and tabs\" width=\"382\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/enable-restore-previous-folder-windows-logon-windows-11.webp?w=382&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 382w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/enable-restore-previous-folder-windows-logon-windows-11.webp?resize=241%2C300&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 241w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/enable-restore-previous-folder-windows-logon-windows-11.webp?resize=121%2C150&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Option 2) Clear the <strong>&#8220;Restore previous folder windows at logon&#8221;<\/strong> option to disable the feature.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Apply<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the system will reopen the previous instances and tabs of File Explorer.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that if you turn on the <strong>&#8220;Automatically save my restartable apps and restart them when I sign back in&#8221;<\/strong> option from the <strong>&#8220;Sign-in options&#8221;<\/strong> page, this will also turn on the <strong>&#8220;Restore previous folder windows at logon&#8221;<\/strong> option if it&#8217;s not already enabled.<\/p>\n<p>The change in the restartable apps feature is available with the March 2025 update. However, it could take some time to become active on every device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can restore the previous File Explorer session after restarting the operating system, and here&#8217;s how to enable the feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[95,19,2715,2576],"class_list":["post-176239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-how-to","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to restore File Explorer folders and tabs after restart on Windows 11 - 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