Use the optional parameter [c]
(upper figure) or [t]
(lower figure) to align the subfigures vertically.

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\centering
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{subfigure}[c]{0.32\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.82\linewidth,height=30pt]{example-image-a}
\caption{Choose configuration to rename.}
\label{f:configmanagerlist}
\end{subfigure}
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{subfigure}[c]{0.32\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.82\linewidth,height=70pt]{example-image-b}
\caption{Select rename.}
\label{f:savedconfopt}
\end{subfigure}
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{subfigure}[c]{0.32\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.82\linewidth,height=100pt]{example-image-c}
\caption{Choose new configuration name.}
\label{f:renamesavedconf}
\end{subfigure}
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\caption{Config Manager - renaming selected configuration.}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\centering
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{subfigure}[t]{0.32\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.82\linewidth,height=30pt]{example-image-a}
\caption{Choose configuration to rename.}
\label{f:configmanagerlist}
\end{subfigure}
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{subfigure}[t]{0.32\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.82\linewidth,height=70pt]{example-image-b}
\caption{Select rename.}
\label{f:savedconfopt}
\end{subfigure}
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{subfigure}[t]{0.32\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.82\linewidth,height=100pt]{example-image-c}
\caption{Choose new configuration name.}
\label{f:renamesavedconf}
\end{subfigure}
% ~~~~~~~~~~~
\caption{Config Manager - renaming selected configuration.}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
Use the command \subcaptionbox
to align the subfigures and its captions.
Take a look at subcaption doc , section 2.

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\subcaptionbox{Choose configuration to rename.\label{f:one}}
{\includegraphics[height=30pt,width=0.3\linewidth]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{Select rename.\label{f:two}}
{\includegraphics[height=50pt,width=0.3\linewidth]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{Choose new configuration name.\label{f:three}}
{\includegraphics[height=100pt,width=0.3\linewidth]{example-image-c}}
\caption{Config Manager - renaming selected configuration.}
\end{figure}
\end{document}