Solved IE11 Favorites Bar Won't Allow Sorting

pauliedc

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My IE11 instance was re-sorting my shortcuts on the favorites bar no matter what I did. I'd drag a shortcut to a different spot and within 2 seconds it'd snap right back where it was. This started about a month ago (Sept 2014), and I've been using Win 8 ever since the Jan 2013 $39 upgrade offer, and never saw this before.

Here's how I fixed it, althought I'm not sure why this fixed it: I opened RegEdit and went to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites\Links

I exported that entire Links key to .REG file on my desktop. Then I deleted that Links Key from the Registry. THEN, I merged my saved .Reg file back into the Registry, and lo and behold, I can sort manually again just by dragging. Go figure.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS DELUXE79
    CPU
    Intel 4930K
    Motherboard
    ASUS DELUXE79
    Memory
    Mushkin 32GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 4GB
    Browser
    IE 11, Chrome
    Antivirus
    MSE
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