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Firefox keeps switching to newly opened tabs, although the option to do so is turned off. How can I stop this?

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Wolfenhart
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When I open a link in a new tab the browser's focus switches to the tab right beside the one in current use more often than it does the one just opened. I would much prefer it to not switch to tabs automatically unless it is a blank tab being opened. The option "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" unchecked, yet it still switches to the tab right beside [adjacent] the current one, even if the newly opened tab is ten tabs away. It will stop for a while if I turn it on, save, then turn it back off, but returns after Firefox has been closed and reopened.

When I open a link in a new tab the browser's focus switches to the tab right beside the one in current use more often than it does the one just opened. I would much prefer it to not switch to tabs automatically unless it is a blank tab being opened. The option "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" unchecked, yet it still switches to the tab right beside [adjacent] the current one, even if the newly opened tab is ten tabs away. It will stop for a while if I turn it on, save, then turn it back off, but returns after Firefox has been closed and reopened.

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

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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Whisper928
Whisper928
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Is .Net Framework Assistant showing up in your add-ons? If so follow the instructions for removal at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707. This is what I had to do in order to stop a similar problem.