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when i open a new tab it opens in a new window..i like for it to open on the same window i am on,

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when i open a new tab it opens in a new window..i like for it to open on the same window i am on. I went to Tools then options then on tabs the first box (open new window in a tab instead) it was checked so i unchecked it clicked on ok and it did the same thing for new tab it opened in a ew window so i went back and put a check in the tab and same thing....new window.. i then unchecked and ditto.....and did this about 5 times with no change. It had been opening taa What i the world is wrong with this thing? any help is appericated very much...thank you! Donna C

when i open a new tab it opens in a new window..i like for it to open on the same window i am on. I went to Tools then options then on tabs the first box (open new window in a tab instead) it was checked so i unchecked it clicked on ok and it did the same thing for new tab it opened in a ew window so i went back and put a check in the tab and same thing....new window.. i then unchecked and ditto.....and did this about 5 times with no change. It had been opening taa What i the world is wrong with this thing? any help is appericated very much...thank you! Donna C

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).