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martyb70
Copper Contributor
Sep 23, 2025

Viewing two files at once

I'm learning Windows 11 on a new laptop. I haven't been able to figure out how to view the contents of two folders at once. In Windows 10, I could simply open up a new window to compare contents side by side. I haven't found this yet in Windows 11. I'm de-duping photos and this is about the only way I can do it. If it's the new desktop thing, haven't figured out what that's for, either. Suggestions? 

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  • TTAMungo's avatar
    TTAMungo
    Brass Contributor

    You can Right click on file explorer and select 'File Explorer' twice and that will open up two.

    Or 

    when you have a File Explorer window open, hit the '+' symbol at the top too open a new tab. you can the click and drag that tab away from the current window to open it as a second window

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