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Is there any way to disable how the options open since the new update?

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TotallyTaben
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I absolutely hate the way the options opens in a new tab instead of a new window. Is there any way to disable it so that the options opens in a new window like before?

I absolutely hate the way the options opens in a new tab instead of a new window. Is there any way to disable it so that the options opens in a new window like before?

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The browser.preferences.inContent is no longer supported in Firefox 42 and later (Bug 1140495), so it is not possible to open a standalone window by setting this pref to false.

You can possibly create a button on the Bookmarks Toolbar to the about:preferences page and hold the Shift key and left-click to open the page in a new window.

You can look at the Classic Theme Restorer extension.

  • General UI (1): Open options page (about:preferences) in a window

If that isn't working or the choice is missing then you might be using a theme that isn't supported. You can check that by switching to the default theme.

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cor-el
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You can toggle browser.preferences.inContent to false on the about:config page.

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.

TotallyTaben
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Thank you so much!!!

rivercity
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This tip worked great when I used it a few months ago. I just upgraded to Firefox 42.0, and now Options opens in a tab again instead of a new window. I checked the about:config page and browser.preferences.inContent is still set to false. Is there any way to change this behavior in version 42.0?

cor-el
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Zaɓi Mafita

The browser.preferences.inContent is no longer supported in Firefox 42 and later (Bug 1140495), so it is not possible to open a standalone window by setting this pref to false.

You can possibly create a button on the Bookmarks Toolbar to the about:preferences page and hold the Shift key and left-click to open the page in a new window.

You can look at the Classic Theme Restorer extension.

  • General UI (1): Open options page (about:preferences) in a window

If that isn't working or the choice is missing then you might be using a theme that isn't supported. You can check that by switching to the default theme.

rivercity
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Thanks for your help. The Classic Theme Restorer extension did the trick.

cor-el
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You're welcome.

I've changed to solution to my above reply to avoid confusion.