You can remove a tab page from the control;
TabPage removedTab = tabControl1.TabPages[1];
tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(removedTab);
If you then store the removedTab you then add or insert it back into the tab page collection with;
if (removedTab != null)
{
tabControl1.TabPages.Insert(1, removedTab);
}
or
if (removedTab != null)
{
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(removedTab);
}