# How to get IE favourites to open in their own window?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-ie-favourites-to-open-in-their-own-window/481311
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 14, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-ie-favourites-to-open-in-their-own-window/481311 "2009-01-14T20:17:57Z")
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### Author:  [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-ie-favourites-to-open-in-their-own-window/481311/1 "2009-01-14T20:17:57Z")
I put my ‘links’ subfolder of my internet favourites on my start bar, so I have convenient access to my main favourites from the bottom of the screen.
Trouble is, when I click one it takes over the previously used IE screen.
Is it possible to have them open in their own window?
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-ie-favourites-to-open-in-their-own-window/481311/2 "2009-01-14T21:54:38Z")
What version of IE are you using? In each of the more recent ones, there’s a setting under “internet options” that forces links to be opened in new windows or tabs.
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### Author:  [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-ie-favourites-to-open-in-their-own-window/481311/3 "2009-01-15T16:50:46Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#):
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> What version of IE are you using? In each of the more recent ones, there’s a setting under “internet options” that forces links to be opened in new windows or tabs.
I’m Using IE7 (at work)
I have tabbed browsing switched off but there’s an option in internet options-\>advanced called ‘reuse windows for launching shortcuts’ I switched that off to achieve what I was looking for.
Thanks for pointing me in that direction 🙂
I did look there first, but because of the way it’s worded I must have missed it. I guess I was looking for a checkbox for ‘open links in new window’.
Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-ie-favourites-to-open-in-their-own-window/481311/4 "2009-01-15T17:20:35Z")
yOU CAN ALSO RIGHT CLICK THE FAVORITE LINK AND CLICK OPEN IN NEW TAB/WINDOW.
ETA: sorry about the caps.
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### Author:  [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-ie-favourites-to-open-in-their-own-window/481311/5 "2009-01-15T17:22:37Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> yOU CAN ALSO RIGHT CLICK THE FAVORITE LINK AND CLICK OPEN IN NEW TAB/WINDOW.
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> ETA: sorry about the caps.
no you can’t.
Try it yourself. put your links favourites on your start bar. right click.
edit: It doesn’t work from the IE favourites bar either. It only works when you’re actually clicking on a link within a page.