I did an update and why does it keep opening new windows now instead of new tabs by default? how do I change this back?
It is SO annoying that everytime I open a new link it opens in a new window now...not a tab. It was never like this until I did an update a few months ago and now I am losing my mind and about to delete the browser all together if I cannot switch it back.
Any help on this?
It is SO annoying that everytime I open a new link it opens in a new window now...not a tab. It was never like this until I did an update a few months ago and now I am losing my mind and about to delete the browser all together if I cannot switch it back.
Any help on this?
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
- switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Appearance
- do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-extensions-themes-to-fix-problems
You can also check some prefs on the about:config page to see if they still have the default value.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow
- 1: current tab; 2:new window; 3:new tab;
For links opened via JavaScript you can look at this pref:
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.