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When i click a new link in mozilla firefox from a website, my link is not open in a new tab but it is seems that firefox browser is lauch again.

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When i click a new link in mozilla firefox from a website, my link is not open in a new tab but it is open in a new window. It is not familiar for me. So i need to solve this. Please help me.

When i click a new link in mozilla firefox from a website, my link is not open in a new tab but it is open in a new window. It is not familiar for me. So i need to solve this. Please help me.

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Hello Dextermonir, is this behavior reproducible on every website or only one? There are 2 cases: - the developer has chosen to give the visitor to open links only in a new window. Then you cannot do anything - there is no "opening restriction" then the link can be opened either in a new tab or new window

Can you check if the appropriate option is checked:

  1. Click on the hamburger menu in the top right
  2. Click on options
  3. Check if the option "Open a new tab instead of a new window" is checked in the "tabs" part

Does it fix?

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Chosen Solution

Hello Dextermonir, is this behavior reproducible on every website or only one? There are 2 cases: - the developer has chosen to give the visitor to open links only in a new window. Then you cannot do anything - there is no "opening restriction" then the link can be opened either in a new tab or new window

Can you check if the appropriate option is checked:

  1. Click on the hamburger menu in the top right
  2. Click on options
  3. Check if the option "Open a new tab instead of a new window" is checked in the "tabs" part

Does it fix?

Modified by smorele

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Thanks smorele. Your answer is 100% worked properly.