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Do Google search, close tab to go back to results page, it exits Firefox

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When using Internet Explorer, I do a Google search, select a result and the selection opens in a new tab. I close this selection and it goes back to the Google results page so I can select another result. Or, I can leave this selection open, click the results tab and have several selections open at a time, each on its own tab.

With Firefox, when I close the selection it exits Firefox. I have to reload Firefox and do a new search over and over again. It warns that I am closing 2 tabs but there is only one.

When using Internet Explorer, I do a Google search, select a result and the selection opens in a new tab. I close this selection and it goes back to the Google results page so I can select another result. Or, I can leave this selection open, click the results tab and have several selections open at a time, each on its own tab. With Firefox, when I close the selection it exits Firefox. I have to reload Firefox and do a new search over and over again. It warns that I am closing 2 tabs but there is only one.

Réiteach roghnaithe

I skipped the last sentence. You may have multiple tab groups. You can press Ctrl+Shift+e to view the tab groups in the current window and consolidate any tabs that have become separated. However, normally, you wouldn't expect a tab to open in a separate group on its own...

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You may need to choose the "new window" setting on each browser separately, because it is saved in a local cookie.

https://www.google.com/preferences

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Réiteach Roghnaithe

I skipped the last sentence. You may have multiple tab groups. You can press Ctrl+Shift+e to view the tab groups in the current window and consolidate any tabs that have become separated. However, normally, you wouldn't expect a tab to open in a separate group on its own...