Internet Explorer Favorites Center - Pin and Unpin to Left Side

How to Pin and Unpin"Favorites Center" to Left Side in IE9, IE10, and IE11​

   Information

The Favorites Center in IE9, IE10, and IE11 allows you to quickly view your Favorites website links, Feeds, and viewed websites History.

By default, you can open the Favorites Center on the right side of IE9 and IE10 by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

This tutorial will show you how to pin and unpin the Favorites Center to the left side in IE9, IE10, and IE11.

When you pin the Favorites Center to the left, it will stay there even when you close and reopen IE9, IE10, or IE11. The Favorites Center will stay pinned to the left until you close it. Closing the Favorites Center on the left side will unpin it and reset it's position back to the right side the next time you open the Favorites Center using the star icon.

   Note

You can also open Favorites on the Menu bar in IE9, IE10, and IE11 to see your favorite websites.

   Tip

If you like, you can also do either one of the below to have the Favorites Center open directly pinned to the left side.

• Click on View (Menu bar) -> Explorer Bars -> (the option you want)
• Press CTRL+SHIFT+I to open to Favorites in Favorites Center
• Press CTRL+SHIFT+H to open to History in Favorites Center
• Press CTRL+SHIFT+G to open to Feeds in Favorites Center

EXAMPLE: Favorites Center in IE9, IE10, and IE11

OPTION ONE

To Pin and Unpin Favorites Center in Internet Explorer

1. Open IE9, IE10, or IE11.
NOTE: In Windows 8, this would only apply to the IE10 or IE11 desktop version, and not the modern (metro) IE.

2. To Pin Favorites Center to the Left Side of IE9, IE10, or IE11 A) Click/tap on the star icon at the top right corner to open the Favorites Center. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on the green arrow pointing to the left button. (see screenshot below)
C) The Favorites Center will now be pinned to the left side of IE9, IE10, or IE11 until you unpin it. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can adjust the width of the pinned Favorites Center by moving the mouse pointer over the right border until it turns into a double arrow pointer, then left click and hold, and drag the right border to the left or right to adjust it's width. Release the left click when finished.
3. To Unpin Favorites Center from the Left Side of IE9, IE10, or IE11
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the X at the top right corner of the pinned Favorites Center. (see screenshot below)
OR

B) Click/tap on the star icon at the top right corner once to unpin the Favorites Center. (see screenshot below)
C) The Favorites Center will now be unpinned from the left side of IE9, IE10, or IE11.

OPTION TWO

To Pin and Unpin Favorites Center in IE using REG File

1. Do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do.

2. To Pin Favorites Center to the Left Side of IE9, IE10, or IE11
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Pin_Favorites_Center_in_IE.reg



Download

3. To Unpin Favorites Center from the Left Side of IE9, IE10, or IE11
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Unpin_Favorites_Center_in_IE.reg



Download

4. Save the REG file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.

6. Click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK when prompted to approve the merge.

7. If open, close and reopen Internet Explorer to apply.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn

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[Brink]

Hello Mark, and welcome to Seven Forums.

There's not a way that I know of to move the star to the left in IE.

I'm also not aware of any way to have the Favorites Center open on the left side in IE other than using one of the methods in the yellow tip box at the top of the tutorial.

 

[MarkWat]

Ah well, the search goes on! Thanks very much for the reply Brink!

 

[Brink]

You're welcome. If you come across a way, please let us know.

 

[Necrosaro420]

Any update on this being able to pin the favorites center to the left side when you click the star? I am still on IE8, but installed IE11 on another PC to test it out, and appears to still be going back to the right hand side once I click the star button. Even better, I would love to just to be able to add a button to the left side to open up the Favorites Center. Its what is stopping me from using any IE above 8. Thanks

 

[Brink]

Hello Necrosaro,

Yeah, clicking on the star button will also close the Favorites Center in IE9, IE10, and IE11.

If you leave the Favorites Center pinned on the left side when you close IE, it will still be there when you open IE next.

Hope this helps.

 

[Necrosaro420]

Still not able to pin in on the left for good when you open/close it with the star button?

 

[Brink]

No. When you close the Favorites Center it automatically unpins. The Star button will always unpin it since it closes it.

The only way to keep Favorites Center on the left for good is to pin it, and not close it using step 3.

 

[Necrosaro420]

Ahhh that sucks. I found this link, I tried it, but not sure if I did something wrong

How to Add Custom Buttons to the Internet Explorer Toolbar | eHow

the script/exe I set it to just open winrar, but I could not even find the icon on IE anywhere with IE8 even. Was going to create a new button, and have the script run Alt-C then Shift-Ctrl-I

 

[Brink]

This will not work in IE8. Only in IE9 and later.

 

[Necrosaro420]

Nice. Do you know what kind of "script" it calls for? I searched for a while and really could not come up with any type of information. It says you can run a script, or exe from the new button. Trying to get it to automatically click Alt-C then Shift-Ctr-I in the script. Tried a bat file but it wont even let me select it.

 

[Brink]

I'm afraid that I don't know either for that.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

I cannot find the tutorial again Shawn but have just got the IE to open so that it fills the open window as I was constantly dragging and dropping the edges or clicking on the max button which gave me a "double" squared look and still does.
The settings I changed were in Tools > IE options > Advancdd and I just ticked the bottom two boxes and I am not sure if this is the correct way to do it.

Sorry again but I just cannot find the tutorial again (by accident from a Google search).

 

[Brink]

I cannot find the tutorial again Shawn but have just got the IE to open so that it fills the open window as I was constantly dragging and dropping the edges or clicking on the max button which gave me a "double" squared look and still does.
The settings I changed were in Tools > IE options > Advancdd and I just ticked the bottom two boxes and I am not sure if this is the correct way to do it.

Sorry again but I just cannot find the tutorial again (by accident from a Google search).

Hey John,

Do you mean to make IE full screen with F11?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

No Shawn I don't need the full screen just to make it fill the screen space - I used to have to click the max button to make it fill the available space but used a tutorial by you to make it open as I wanted it - a pic of how it used to open and if you can see the max button on my email has a double square.

I just could not find that tutorial again

 

[Brink]

IE should open the same way as it was last closed. See if maximizing IE, and closing IE will have it open maximized.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yes it does Shawn it was just I noticed the double square at top right and thought it unnatural. But as long as it works eh?

 

[Brink]

Yeah, I'm not sure why it shows the "restore down" double square like that either when it's not currently maximized.

I suppose that you could test toggling in maximized and restore may correct it. If not, then restarting the PC may.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok mate I'll try that in any case if it opens with that option then it causes no problems. I have had some considerable trouble with this new laptop since buying it in October last year and thanks to many who helped with fixing it in particular Bob (TVEblen) it is finally running ok

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hmm just tried a reboot and IE opens in the smaller screen oh well just have to keep on the max button although the email still shows up maxed??