This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

When working in a tab, a second window will open, but only occasionally, why?

  • 1 reply
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

ddmacjr
ddmacjr
more options

I have a window open with 3 tabs, I start working in one of the tabs and the tab I am working in opens in a NEW window, and a second tab opens with it. It only does it occasionally, but it annoys me that I can't figure out why?

I have a window open with 3 tabs, I start working in one of the tabs and the tab I am working in opens in a NEW window, and a second tab opens with it. It only does it occasionally, but it annoys me that I can't figure out why?

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

Current Firefox versions have a feature called tear-off tabs.
You can detach a tab from the current window and open it in a new window by dragging a tab in the browser window.
You can drag that tab back to the tab bar in the original window to undo that detaching.

bug489729 (Disable detach and tear off tab): 11*https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bug489729-disable-detach-and-t