How to enable new File Explorer (WASDK and XAML) [Win11]

  1. Open GitHub website.
  2. Download the ViveTool-vx.x.x.zip file to enable the new version of File Explorer.
  3. Double-click the zip folder to open it with File Explorer.
  4. Click the Extract all button.
  5. Click the Extract button.
  6. Copy the path to the folder.
  7. Open Start.
  8. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
  9. Type the following command (command 1) to navigate to the ViveTool folder and press Enter. (In the command, remember to change the path to the folder with your path.)
  10. Type the following command (command 2) to enable the new File Explorer experience and press Enter.
  11. Type the following command (command 3) to enable the new Gallery view on File Explorer and press Enter.
  12. Restart the computer.


Command 1

cd c:\folder\path\ViveTool-v0.x.x


Command 2

vivetool /enable /id:40729001
vivetool /enable /id:40731912
vivetool /enable /id:41969252
vivetool /enable /id:42922424


Command 3

vivetool /enable /id:41040327