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Tabless theme for Windows 11 File Explorer Styler

A theme that recreates the old 21H2-22H2 File Explorer command bar before tabs were added.

Author: SandTechStuff

Screenshot

Optional mods for additional functionality

Screenshot

To get a more accurate look of the old command bar, you can use File Explorer Styler in combination with the Classic Explorer navigation bar.

  1. Install the Classic Explorer navigation bar mod. Set Explorer Style to Classic Navigation bar.

  2. In the File Explorer Styler mod, select the Tabless theme.

  3. In the File Explorer Styler mod, scroll down to the "Style constants" section and add these:

    NavigationBarGrid=1

    CommandBarGrid=2

To restore regular Mica instead of MicaAlt on the command bar, you can use the Translucent Windows mod.

  1. Install the Translucent Windows mod.
  1. Scroll down to "Process Rules".
  2. In the "Process" box, type explorer.exe.
  3. In the "Effects" dropdown, select Mica.

Theme selection

The theme is integrated into the mod and can be selected directly from the mod's settings:

  • Open the Windows 11 File Explorer Styler mod in Windhawk.
  • Go to the "Settings" tab.
  • Select the theme and save the settings.

Manual installation

The theme styles can also be imported manually. To do that, follow these steps:

  • Open the Windows 11 File Explorer Styler mod in Windhawk.
  • Go to the "Settings" tab and select "Textual mode".
  • Copy the content below to the text box and click "Save settings".
Content to import (click to expand) 
styleConstants:
  - NavigationBarGrid=2
  - CommandBarGrid=1
controlStyles:
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#CommandBarControlRootGrid
    styles:
      - Background=Transparent
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#ContentRoot
    styles:
      - Background=Transparent
  - target: FileExplorerExtensions.NavigationBarControl
    styles:
      - Grid.Row=$NavigationBarGrid
  - target: FileExplorerExtensions.CommandBarControl
    styles:
      - Grid.Row=$CommandBarGrid
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainerGrid > Border
    styles:
      - Visibility=Collapsed
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainer > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#CloseButton
    styles:
      - Visibility=Collapsed
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.TabViewItem > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#LayoutRoot > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Canvas
    styles:
      - Opacity=0
  - target: Grid#NavigationBarControlGrid
    styles:
      - Background:=<SolidColorBrush Color="{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}" />
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainer
    styles:
      - BorderThickness=0
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.StackPanel > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock
    styles:
      - FontFamily=Segoe UI, Segoe Fluent Icons
      - FontWeight=Normal
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#CommandBarControlRootGrid
    styles:
      - BorderThickness=0,0,0,1
  - target: FileExplorerExtensions.FileExplorerTabControl
    styles:
      - Height=36
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainer
    styles:
      - Padding=1,0,0,1
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Viewbox#IconBox
    styles:
      - Margin=0,0,4,0
  - target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.TabViewItem
    styles:
      - Margin=0,-8,0,0