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stop opening links in new tab

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pgbearensen
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Whenever i click on a link say from a google search it opens in a new tab. All the advice i've found only relates to restarting in safe mode which I've done but this issue persists. i've unchecked the option for this on the options and dont know what else to do please help!

Whenever i click on a link say from a google search it opens in a new tab. All the advice i've found only relates to restarting in safe mode which I've done but this issue persists. i've unchecked the option for this on the options and dont know what else to do please help!

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philipp
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hello, this might be a preference in your google search settings. go to google.com/preferences and disable the option to Open search results in a new browser window.

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/425