--- title: "How to hide favorites in Microsoft Edge | VaultForYou" description: "Edge has no hidden favorites: the bar, a second profile and folder names only move them out of sight. What each option hides, and how a vault locks them." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/edge lang: en published: 2026-11-03 updated: 2026-11-03 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to hide favorites in Microsoft Edge > What the browser can hide, what it only moves out of sight, and what actually locks. Published 2026-11-03 - Updated 2026-11-03 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against each browser's help pages, November 2026 ## Quick answer Microsoft Edge can't hide an individual favorite. You can hide the whole favorites bar (Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac)), keep private favorites in a second browser profile, or put them in an encrypted vault with Private Bookmarks, where they are locked behind a password and never show in the bar, the manager or sync. - **Hide the bar:** Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) - **Separate profile:** Profile picture -> Add; its bookmarks are its own, but it has no password - **Locked:** Private Bookmarks: encrypted vault with a password ## Hide favorites in Microsoft Edge 1. **Hide the bar** Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac). The favorites stay in the manager; only the bar goes. 2. **Or use a second profile** Click your profile picture -> Add. The new profile has its own favorites, history and sync. Anyone can switch to it, so it hides but doesn't lock. 3. **Or lock them** Install [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks) from the Chrome Web Store (edge installs chrome web store extensions), set a password, and save the page with the toolbar icon or Alt+Shift+B. It goes into the vault, not into Edge's favorites. 4. **Remove the original** If the page is already a favorite in Edge, delete it there; the vault copy stays. Menu labels change between versions of Edge; the shortcut and the internal address `edge://favorites` don't. ## What each option really hides | Option | Hidden from | Still visible in | |---|---|---| | Hiding the favorites bar | The bar | `edge://favorites`, the star menu, address-bar suggestions, sync | | A dull folder name | A quick glance | Anyone who opens the folder | | A second profile | The main profile | Anyone who clicks the profile picture; the profile folder on disk | | Private Bookmarks | The bar, the manager, suggestions, sync, the Bookmarks file | Nothing without the password | ## Keep some bookmarks out of Microsoft Edge altogether Hiding moves a favorite out of sight; it doesn't stop anyone who looks. [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks) is our free extension that saves pages into an encrypted vault on this computer: AES-256-GCM, a key derived from your password, no account, no sync and no network access. Saved pages never appear in the favorites bar, in `edge://favorites` or in your Microsoft account, and the vault locks itself after a few minutes. Edge installs Chrome Web Store extensions. The first time, Edge asks you to allow extensions from other stores; click Allow, then Add to Chrome works as Get. > **Add Private Bookmarks to Edge.** Free. Installs from the Chrome Web Store. [Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho) ## Frequently asked questions ### Does Edge have hidden favorites? No. Every favorite shows in the manager to anyone using the profile. ### Is an Incognito window a way to hide favorites? No. Favorites saved in an Incognito window go into the normal list. Incognito only stops history and cookies from being kept. ### Can someone find favorites I hid in a second profile? Yes: switching profiles takes one click and no password, and the profile's Bookmarks file is readable on disk. ### Where do private bookmarks show up? Only in the Private Bookmarks side panel after you enter your password. Not on the bar, not in `edge://favorites`, not in sync, not in Edge's Bookmarks file. ## Sources - [Microsoft Support: Add a site to your favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/add-a-site-to-my-favorites-in-microsoft-edge-eb40d818-fd1f-cb19-d943-6fcfd1d9a935) - [Microsoft Support: Keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/keyboard-shortcuts-in-microsoft-edge-50d3edab-30d9-c7e4-21ce-37fe2713cfad) - [Microsoft Support: Add, turn on, or remove extensions in Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/add-turn-on-or-remove-extensions-in-microsoft-edge-9c0ec68c-2fbc-2f2c-9ff0-bdc76f46b026) ## Hide bookmarks in other browsers - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to hide bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/brave) - [How to hide bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/opera) - [How to hide bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on Android](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome, and actually keep them private](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/hide-bookmarks-chrome) - [All browsers: hide bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks) ## More for Microsoft Edge - [How to show the favorites bar in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/edge) - [How to bookmark a page in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/add-bookmark/edge) - [How to delete favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/edge) - [How to export favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/edge) - [How to import favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/edge) - [How to find where favorites are stored in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/edge) - [How to restore lost favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/edge) - [How to organize favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/edge) --- Private Bookmarks by VaultForYou is a Chrome extension made by VaultForYou. Add to Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho