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How to open the settings/preferences window to window mode rather than in new tab?

swarnendu763
swarnendu763
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In the new versions of Firefox, the general preferences/settings/options are opening in new tab. This is really painful when operating with multiple tabs.

Is there a way to revert this to the old way i.e. opening general options in different window?

In the new versions of Firefox, the general preferences/settings/options are opening in new tab. This is really painful when operating with multiple tabs. Is there a way to revert this to the old way i.e. opening general options in different window?

Solution eye eponami

Type about:config in the URL bar and hit Enter. Toggle this pref to False - browser.preferences.inContent Restart Firefox.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Solution eye oponami

Type about:config in the URL bar and hit Enter. Toggle this pref to False - browser.preferences.inContent Restart Firefox.

beckfield
beckfield
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After following the steps in the chosen solution for this problem, the problem is unchanged. Preferences still open in a tab rather than a window.

Firefox 42.0 Linux Mint 17.1 64 bit

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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That pref was removed from Firefox 42.

See this answer - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1092800#answer-803288