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Edge how to Always open favorites in new tab?
i just want left click to open favorites
in the new version he was removed?
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Hi
A proper extension is now available,
Three bars - Extensions - Get extensions for Microsoft Edge - Type "Open bookmarks in a new tab"I in search bar and there it is 4th item down.
Works perfectly.
Problem finally sol;ved
Peterwink
You mean: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/open-bookmarks-in-a-new-t/bafanlmplgllnpdbemmppkbggiooifep
This works perfectly, thanks.
Last time i had checked, such an extension was not yet available.
Glad it's taken care of
The best and fastest way to open favorites in a new tab, has been shared with us all by RG23 . Click and Grab whatever Favorite you want to open in a new tab and drop it on the current page you have open and it will open that favorite in a new tab. It's that simple! Grab and Drop. Simple! Thanks RG23 for sharing your find.
Dennis5mile
Hi
Just to let you Know that there is now a proper extension available to open bookmarks in a new tab.
Three Dots - Extensions - Get Extensions for Microsoft Edge - Type in " Open Bookmarks in a New Tab " and up it comes 4th Item Down.
Works absolutely PERFECT just as it used to be.
Click on the bookmark and it opens in a new tab and moves to it automatically.
It was your posting, sent to my email address, that prompted me to forage about and led to me discovering it.
Problem finally resolved.
Regards,
Peterwink
Thanks, works well.
Or middle click if you don't want to drag. 😉
Hi
There is now a proper extension available.
Tree Dots - Extensions - Get Extensions for Microsoft Edge ( Bottom Option ) - Type in " Open Bookmarks in a New Tab " and up it comes 4th Item Down.
It was added on 12th May.
I would like to spread the Word but I am not totally au fait with the method to do that.
Regards,
Peterwink
Hi
There is now a proper extension available.
Tree Bars - Extensions - Get extensions for microsoft edge - type in " Open Bookmarks in a New Tab " and up it comes, 4th item down.
Works perfectly,
Has been there since 12th May but still only 4 Users.
Suppose everyone has stopped looking.
I only found iit thanks to your email which prompted me to have a forage.
Many thanks,
Peterwink
I've struggled with this problem too and finally built an extension to solve it.
Here’s how the extension works end-to-end:
- Every bookmark URL is rewritten with a username newtab:
- https://dev.to → https://email address removed for privacy reasons
- Any request with username newtab gets redirected to empty zip file.
- When empty.zip download is triggered, the extension immediately cancels the download and opens the original URL in a new tab.
- Result: The original tab stays untouched. A new tab opens with the target URL. And the favicon is preserved:
The final solution may look over-engineered — and it kind of is — but it works reliably, preserves user state, and doesn't break UX.
Great job! Wish it was default behavior but at least we have this.
Awesome
- Every bookmark URL is rewritten with a username newtab:
Hi Visliar
Have you tried this Edge Extension "Edge Favorites New Tab"?Here is a link:
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/edge-favorites-new-tab/hhgogbemjlcmeganeehgnkfhemgmhhga
I hope it will help.I know that this is an old topic, but I have just found a simple solution, completely by accident!
To open a favourite in a new tab, just drag and drop that favourite into the main part of the window (where the web page content is shown). This works from both the favourites bar, and the drop-down favourites list.
Hi
Proper extension now available.
Tree dots - Extensions = get extensions for Microsoft Edge - Type "open bookmarks in a new tab" in search box and up it comes - 4th item down.
Works perfectly.
Regards,
Peterwink
Hi RG23, Just notice your reply here. Good find, works every time... Thanks for sharing.
Dennis5mile
For me It's easier to press CTRL+ click Favorite
But I'd rather not have to remember to press CTRL
The only solution that works is this:
1. Disable the Favourites bar (Go to edge://settings/appearance#CustomizeToolbar, set the "Show favourites bar" option to Never.)2. Disable the Favourites button (Go to edge://settings/appearance#CustomizeToolbar, disable the Favourites button)
2. Go to: edge://favorites
3. Pin the Favourites page (right click the tab and select Pin tab)
From now on, your Favourites are accessible from the pinned Favourites tab and will ALWAYS open in a new tab from that page.
JosefAporue wrote:The only solution that works is this:
1. Disable the Favourites bar (Go to edge://settings/appearance#CustomizeToolbar, set the "Show favourites bar" option to Never.)2. Disable the Favourites button (Go to edge://settings/appearance#CustomizeToolbar, disable the Favourites button)
2. Go to: edge://favorites
3. Pin the Favourites page (right click the tab and select Pin tab)
From now on, your Favourites are accessible from the pinned Favourites tab and will ALWAYS open in a new tab from that page.
Good work around, but the first 2 steps are unnecessary"
1. Disable the Favourites bar (Go to edge://settings/appearance#CustomizeToolbar, set the "Show favourites bar" option to Never.)
2. Disable the Favourites button (Go to edge://settings/appearance#CustomizeToolbar, disable the Favourites button)"
You can just do the steps 3-4 (even though your steps are incorrectly numbered) you listed and it will work.
They have stripped "ALL" other ways to make "Always open Favorites in new Tabs" out of Edge. Why, only they know........ And for some reason they seem to refuse to let us in on their reasoning.......
Dennis5mile
If you found my post helpful please like it and if it fixed your issue please consider accepting it as the solution. This is a nice simple way you can thank me for my contribution
P.S. This Macro stolen from @AllenI truly HATE Microsoft....
For those who want the old "Work Around" to actually work....
I've been able to do so by putting the "Shortcut" code on BOTH the Properties of the Shortcut in the Start Menu, AND the Properties of the shortcut if you have the Shortcut pinned to the Taskbar.
Anyway, putting the code in BOTH shortcuts makes it work for me. If I do just one, like the one in the Start menu it WILL NOT WORK.
(though I haven't yet tried if just putting it in the Taskbar one only will work)FYI....
Oh, and why.... do I hate Microsoft more? My biggest HITS!!!
- Give us a worse Start Menu in 11.... Sure, it's fine for those with a few programs, but for people like me who have up to 100 Programs all Organized, Labeled, and Sized Nice in Win10's Start Menu, easy to see and get, 11's is literally UNUSABLE...!
Why couldn't they at least give us PROS 10's menu in Windows PRO at least? I mean, it's what PRO is for, us PRO's.- 11's Explorer Menu, again UNUSABLE for us Power Users.... 11's Explorer menu is someone's personal THEME, NOT designed for the masses. Shame on them.
Again, provide the original in PRO at least...!
We shouldn't have to use a 3rd Party program just to get BASIC functionality to work like we need, with things we TOUCH many times a day.- Forcing us into MS Outlook Mail....
Terrible UI, can't read things well like with "Mail & Calendar" it's very well done.
No Unified Inbox.
Intrusive AD.... when they have lots of "blank space" they could put ads if they need them "so badly".
Making the Ad look like an email is just a *** move.
These are my biggest current HATES atm... I have many little ones.
Visliar I found the best solution for this is to switch to Vivaldi. No need to change any settings. It just works. Give it a try and see if you like it.
Visliar Just press 'ctrl' key on your keyboard before clicking on a bookmark or link (not so sure about link but works for me with bookmarks/favorites)
Bring it back please
