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Firefox opens new tab when going to a new website

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vanmeggelenkoen
vanmeggelenkoen
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When I am already on a website and try to search a new website in the search bar it opens a new tab. Is there a option to search in the same tab? I already tried browser.search.openintab in the about:config. And after restarting the browser that didn't work.

When I am already on a website and try to search a new website in the search bar it opens a new tab. Is there a option to search in the same tab? I already tried browser.search.openintab in the about:config. And after restarting the browser that didn't work.

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Disil07
Disil07
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Hello. The preference browser.search.openintab should be set to false. If it still doesn't work, try to do the exact behaviour (searching) in Firefox safe mode.