Browsers and Mail Rename Favorites in Microsoft Edge in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rename a favorite or Favorites folder in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

You can keep track of the websites you visit frequently by adding them as favorites in Microsoft Edge. You can organize these favorites into folders how you like.

Occasionally, you may need or want to rename an existing favorite or folder.

If you are signed in to Microsoft Edge with your Microsoft account and turned on sync favorites, then any favorite or folder you rename will automatically sync and get renamed on all devices you sign in to Microsoft Edge with the same Microsoft account with sync favorites turned on.

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Perform an action you want below: (see screenshots below)

• Right click on a favorite on the favorites bar you want to rename, and click/tap on Edit.
• Click/tap on a folder on the favorites bar to open it, right click on a favorite you want to rename, and click/tap on Edit.
• Right click on a folder on the favorites bar you want to rename, and click/tap on Rename.
• Click/tap on a folder on the favorites bar to open it, right click on a folder you want to rename, and click/tap on Rename.

3 Type a new name you want for the favorite or folder, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshots below)






1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Perform an action you want below to open the Favorites pane: (see screenshots below)

• Press the Ctrl + Shift + O keys.
• Click/tap on the Favorites button on the toolbar.
• Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button on the toolbar, and click/tap on Favorites.

3 Right click on a favorite or folder you want to rename, and click/tap on Rename. (see screenshot below)


4 Type a new name you want for the favorite or folder, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)






1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Open the edge://favorites/ page in Microsoft Edge.

3 In the left pane, navigate to and open the folder that contains the favorite or folder you want to rename. (see screenshots below step 4)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.

4 Perform an action you want below: (see screenshots below)

• Right click on a favorite on the right side you want to rename, and click/tap on Edit.
• Right click on a folder on the right side you want to rename, and click/tap on Rename.

5 Type a new name you want for the favorite or folder, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshots below)



That's it,
Shawn Brink