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Edge how to Always open favorites in new tab?
And again of course, the Setting is GONE yet again, and of course it's STILL not been put on my WORK browser, and I can't set the below workaround on it. The absolute incompetence of those who work at Microsoft.
Don't get me started on Windows 11 Start Menu, literally UNUSABLE for power users, the junk useless Explorer Menu Ribbon, the missing functionality of the Taskbar, how we like to show our Windows, Right Click Menu issues, etc.
Anway, the "workaround" here works still.... Put this at the end of the Target Field when you right click Properties on the Edge Shortcut Link.
"--enable-features=msFavoritesOpenInNewTabSetting"
still works for me: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --enable-features=msFavoritesOpenInNewTabSetting
sometimes it disappears, and I have to shut down MS Edge COMPLETELY (in task manager processes as well), then start it up again, and when you right click the favorites folder, you should see a checkmark beside "always open favorites in a new tab"
This does not work on any of my 7 computers. Fresh restart of computer and NO edge running and click on the short cut on my desktop and it does not work.
and you added/edited the target line in MS Edge properties to this?
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --enable-features=msFavoritesOpenInNewTabSetting
Yours could vary differently, but the key part is a space before the --enable- and no space after the single dash -
Even on a fresh restart, you have to be SURE there's no sign of MS Edge working in processes under Apps in Task Manager. It works on all 3 of my computers.
- It works for links in folders but since an update in January, it doesn't work for links which are not in folders. There are 4 versions of Microsoft Edge (official, beta, dev, canary) and none to satisfy my needs. tiring
