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How to always open in background the context menu link "Search ..."?

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How to always open in background the context menu link "Search ..."?

How to always open in background the context menu link "Search ..."?

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This is possible:

(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.

More info on about:config: Configuration Editor for Firefox. The moderators would like us to remind you that changes made through this back door aren't fully supported and aren't guaranteed to continue working in the future.

(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste inBack and pause while the list is filtered -- Firefox should show several related preferences

(3) Double-click the browser.search.context.loadInBackground preference to switch the value from false to true

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