How to Enable or Disable Always open Favorites in new Tab with Edge

This article describes steps to turn on or off “Always open favorites in new tab” with the Microsoft Edge browser.

The Microsoft Edge browser is the default browser in Windows 11. Users are allowed to switch to their preferred or favorite browser anytime. Edge is based on Chromium, similar to Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers today.

With the Microsoft Edge browser, you can show or hide the favorites bar. When the favorites bar is enabled, all your favorite sites are added to the bar. You can organize, rearrange, and edit them anytime.

By default, every time you click on a link on the favorites bar, it opens in the same Edge window and takes you away from the current page.

Starting with Microsoft Edge version 110, you will have the option to enable or disable opening favorites in new tabs.

Turn on or off always open favorites in a new tab with Microsoft Edge

As described above, starting with Microsoft Edge version 110, you will have the option to enable or disable opening favorites in a new tab.

Currently, it’s not yet available to all users. When Edge version 110 is released, you should be able to use this feature.

Here’s how to enable or disable opening your favorite links in a new tab with Edge.

First, open Microsoft Edge, then select Settings and More (3 dots) or use the keyboard shortcut (Alt + F). On the context menu, select Settings.

micrsoft edge browser more option and settings
Microsoft Edge browser has more options and settings

On the Settings page, click on Appearance on the left.

microsoft edge settings appearance
microsoft edge settings appearance

On the Settings –> Appearance page, under Customize toolbar, toggle the button on the tile that says “Always open favorites in new tab” to the On position to enable the side.

To disable it, simply toggle the button back to the Off position.

microsoft edge always open favorites in new tab
microsoft edge always opens favorites in a new tab

That should do it!

Conclusion:

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