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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?
(111.0.1660.7)
- Jeremiah-VIron Contributor
I don't see this option available in the current Dev build either. However, it's there in Canary Version 112.0.1671.0. So, as it stands, the feature should be included in the next major Dev build.
- smithtoddrCopper Contributor
Jeremiah-V
Yes! Please bring this switch back!!! It drives me crazy to always have to remember to right-click first and select Open in New Tab.- hotmail1190Copper ContributorJust press 'ctrl' key on keyboard before clicking any link/favorite.
- Dennis5mileSilver ContributorAs of Version 112.0.1713.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) that feature is no longer there...
Dennis5mile
- DavidWarner55Copper ContributorTo always open favorites in a new tab in Microsoft Edge, you can follow these steps:
Open Microsoft Edge and click on the three-dot menu button in the top-right corner.
Click on "Settings" from the drop-down menu.
Scroll down and click on "Cookies and site permissions."
Click on "Manage permissions" under "All cookies and site data."
Under the "Sites that can always use cookies" section, type "edge://favorites" and click on the "Add" button.
Click on the "edge://favorites" link to open your favorites.
Right-click on a favorite and select "Open in new tab" or "Open in new window."
Close the original "edge://favorites" tab.
From now on, your favorites will always open in a new tab when you click on them.
Note that this setting will only apply to favorites and not other links. If you want all links to open in new tabs, you can change the "Open links from other programs" setting in the "System" settings menu.- FancoreCopper Contributor
DavidWarner55
o m f g, can they make it even more retarded to find the most basic of **bleep**ing function!?gsus fkin crist. it's like rolling the dice trying to find any of these fking options.
- Captain_ShoeCopper Contributor
Your instructions aren't applicable after 'Scroll down and click on "Cookies and site permissions."' any more.
If you look through the settings page you indicated on the most recent official build of Edge will see that the options are different from the rest of your instructions.
- GlassdesignsCopper Contributor
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.
- JosefAporueCopper Contributor
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.
- Dennis5mileSilver Contributor
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 @Allen- leeuniverseBrass Contributor
I 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.
- RetrovertigoCopper ContributorYes please! Bring it back. To be honest I can't believe it took them so long to add such a feature anyway.
- atlantoIron Contributor
This feature is not enabled by default even on canary 112.0.1683.0 and it is enabled by the Experimentation and Configuration Service(ECS). Those who received enablement configuration from MS server can use this feature.
To enable it manually, add command-line option "--enable-features=msFavoritesOpenInNewTabSetting" to the shortcut.- RetrovertigoCopper Contributor
atlanto Cheers for that. But how can I do that on a Mac? I'm new to macs and have no idea where to start,
I stand by my earlier comment though, it's ridiculous that this option isn't available as standard.
- leeuniverseBrass Contributor
This literally worked.... Thanks for this.
For those who want to know how this works in Canary, just:
- Right Click on Carnary EXE Shortcut, go to Properties
- Go to Shortcut Tab, should be selected already.
- Put this in the Target field...
"C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge SxS\Application\msedge.exe" "--enable-features=msFavoritesOpenInNewTabSetting"
Of course the above UserName will be yours.
Start the browser, and the Selection option will be there in Settings under Appearance, already selected.- Captaindead159Brass ContributorFor now I just right click on the favorite I want to open and then click on open in new tab, Just an extra click so no big deal but yeah definitely we do need a feature to directly open in new tab with left click
- Dennis5mileSilver ContributorYes, I would love to have this back as well. As of Version 112.0.1713.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) it is nowhere to be found.... Not even sure why they removed it...
Dennis5mile - Wesley_YoungCopper Contributor
Visliar yes,这是真的很恼火,之前还是有这个功能的,不知道为啥又把它取消了!
- leeuniverseBrass ContributorYES... This missing Feature is literally one feature that prevents me from using the browser.
BTW, if they are adding it, it should open a New Tab, but SHOULD NOT if the New Page/Start Page is the one that's opened. This Tab SHOULD be "replaced" when opening a Favorite.- Dennis5mileSilver Contributor
leeuniverse
"YES... This missing Feature is literally one feature that prevents me from using the browser."
Really, this missing feature prevents you from using the browser? WOW!Dennis5mile
- RetrovertigoCopper Contributor
Dennis5mile If MS rewards wasn't so well integrated into Edge I'd stop using it as well because of this missing feature. It took me ages to get used to it being missing after switching from Firefox, then as I get used to it when it was added, they go and take it away again,
It's a basic feature that has been in other browsers for years, yet MS still seems unable to add it permanently.
- swpppCopper ContributorIt has been 3 month since this trivial feature was first implemented in Canary in Dec 2022, can we please roll it out to stable already? Going back to Firefox until this is implemented in stable...