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Some links like youtube open in new tab but never have before, how do I fix this?

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All of a sudden, when I go to youtube or really anything. It opens it in a new tab when it never did before. It would only open in new tab when I told it to or when I clicked on a url. I really don't know a lot about this so if somebody could help me that would be great.

All of a sudden, when I go to youtube or really anything. It opens it in a new tab when it never did before. It would only open in new tab when I told it to or when I clicked on a url. I really don't know a lot about this so if somebody could help me that would be great.

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Did you check the settings?

  • Tools > Options > Tabs: [X] "Open new windows in a new tab instead"

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window

Modified by cor-el

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near123 said

All of a sudden, when I go to youtube or really anything. It opens it in a new tab when it never did before. It would only open in new tab when I told it to or when I clicked on a url. I really don't know a lot about this so if somebody could help me that would be great.

No that did not work. Even in safe mode all things are opened in new tab. Yes I do have it checked in options. If I don't then Firefox opens everything in a new window which is even worse.

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No that did not work. Even in safe mode all things are opened in new tab. Yes I do have it checked in options. If I don't then Firefox opens everything in a new window which is even worse.