How to Open Favorites in New Tabs in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge can open every favorite you click in a new tab, so the page you are reading stays where it is. This guide shows where the setting is and how to switch it on or off.
Open Edge Settings, select Appearance in the left pane, then turn on Always open favorites in new tab in the Customize toolbar section. Edge saves the change straight away, so clicking a favorite opens it in a new tab and leaves your current page open. This needs Microsoft Edge version 110 or later.
Why This Matters
The favorites bar gives you quick access to the sites you visit most. By default, clicking a favorite loads that site in the tab you are already using, and the page you were on is replaced. Opening favorites in a new tab fixes that. You can check a saved link and then go straight back to your earlier page.
Organizing or editing your favorites only takes a few clicks. The setting in this guide is separate from showing or hiding the bar. It only controls where a clicked favorite opens.
Microsoft Edge version 110 and later lets you open favorite links in new tabs instead of the current window. Clicking a favorite no longer takes you away from your current page.
What Happens When Done
With the Always open favorites in new tab setting turned on, each favorite you click loads in a fresh tab. Your current page stays open in its own tab. With the setting turned off, Edge goes back to the default and opens the favorite in the active tab.
The setting takes effect straight away. You do not need to restart Edge, and you can change it back at any time.
How to Enable or Disable This Feature
You can turn this feature on or off starting with Microsoft Edge version 110.
It should be available to everyone once Edge version 110 is fully released. If you do not see the option in the steps below, check your Edge version first. Open Settings, select About Microsoft Edge in the left pane, and Edge will show its version number and look for updates. If an update is waiting, select Restart to finish installing it. If your version is 110 or later and the option is still missing, it probably has not reached your account yet. Check again after a few days.
Step 1Open Edge Settings
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Click the Settings and more button, the three dots in the top right corner of the window. You can also press
Alt + Fto open the same menu. - Select Settings from the menu. Edge opens the Settings page in a new tab.
The menu in the screenshot above should be open, with Settings in the list. If the menu does not appear, click the three dots again.
Step 2Go to the Appearance Section
- On the Settings page, click Appearance in the left pane. The appearance options for Edge appear on the right.
If you cannot see the left pane, the window may be too narrow. Widen the window, or click the menu icon at the top left of the Settings page to bring the list back.
Step 3Toggle the Feature On or Off
- On the Settings Appearance page, scroll down to the Customize toolbar section.
- Find the option named Always open favorites in new tab.
- Flip the switch to On to open favorites in new tabs. Flip it to Off to open favorites in the current tab again.
The switch changes colour when it is on. Nothing else on the page changes, because Edge saves the setting as soon as you flip it.
To test it, click any favorite on your favorites bar. With the setting on, the site opens in a new tab and your earlier page stays open in its own tab. If it still opens in the same tab, go back to Settings Appearance and check that the switch is on.
That completes the setup. To undo it, return to the same page and flip the switch to Off.
Summary
One preference controls whether your favorite links open in new tabs or in the same window in Microsoft Edge. Change it whenever your browsing habits change.
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