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I used to click on a bookmark to open a new window and load the link, but now it's loaded directly into the original window, how do I revert back to the previous state?

I used to click on a bookmark to open a new window and load the link, but now it's loaded directly into the original window, how do I revert back to the previous state?

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To change your Firefox configuration, please do the following:

  1. In the address bar, type about:config and press the Enter key.
    • The about:config warning page may appear. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to continue to the about:config page.
  2. Set the browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs preference to true.
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Enter about:config in the address bar and set browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs = true.

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TyDraniu said

Enter about:config in the address bar and set browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs = true.

You know I'm not good at using this browser and did not know how to find the details of it,so if it is OK for you,could you please give me a more detailed answer of this question?Thanks.

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To change your Firefox configuration, please do the following:

  1. In the address bar, type about:config and press the Enter key.
    • The about:config warning page may appear. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to continue to the about:config page.
  2. Set the browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs preference to true.
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Type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the Enter key to open about:config like you open a website by typing the URL in the location bar.

  • if you see a warning message then you can confirm that you want to access about:config.
  • use the Search bar at the top of about:config to locate preferences more easily
  • preferences that have been modified and do not have the default value show as bold (user set)
  • preferences that are user set (bold) can be reset to the default value by clicking the reset button at the far right on its line
  • preferences can be modified via the Edit button and by double-clicking the line with the pref

You can create a new preference by typing/pasting the name in the search bar, select the type: String, Number, Boolean, and click the '+' button to create the pref and type the value and confirm by clicking the OK button.

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See: Type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the Enter key to open about:config like you open a website by typing the URL in the location bar.
  • if you see a warning message then you can confirm that you want to access about:config.
  • use the Search bar at the top of about:config to locate preferences more easily
  • preferences that have been modified and do not have the default value show as bold (user set)
  • preferences that are user set (bold) can be reset to the default value by clicking the reset button at the far right on its line
  • preferences can be modified via the Edit button and by double-clicking the line with the pref
You can create a new preference by typing/pasting the name in the search bar, select the type: String, Number, Boolean, and click the '+' button to create the pref and type the value and confirm by clicking the OK button.

Thank you!