Hello Carl Jeffries,
What do you mean about favorites stop working?
Can’t open the links?
Please go to C:\Users\<username>\Favorites, and check if you can normally open these links.
If you can, please save these website to favorites again.
Use favorites to save websites you like
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-HK/internet-explorer/add-view-organize-favorites#ie=ie-11
Best regards,
Fangzhou CHEN
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