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Running 56.0.2 64bit. I have 'Open new windows in new tab' selected. However, when opening a new window, Firefox opens another instance of Firefox for the selection, not a new tab.

How can I fix this?

Running 56.0.2 64bit. I have 'Open new windows in new tab' selected. However, when opening a new window, Firefox opens another instance of Firefox for the selection, not a new tab. How can I fix this?

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Appearance
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window

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For links opened via JavaScript you can look at this pref:

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

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rzn6jw said

I have 'Open new windows in new tab' selected. However, when opening a new window, Firefox opens another instance of Firefox for the selection, not a new tab.

What are you clicking, exactly, or what menu choice are you using?

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Ran Firefox in safe mode and the issue seems to have cleared. Now I have to figure out what happened because I have the default theme anyway and only two 'required' add-ons. Can't say which one it is right now because I'm in safe mode but I'll restore and try disabling them.

Thanks.