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When I have several windows open, and I open a link in a new tab, the tab appears in a different window, and not in the current one. It started when I upgraded to firefox 4, and have not happened in previous versions.

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This behavior is not consistent: sometimes the tabs opens in the current window, but sometimes I have to look for the tab in other windows. (the browser is set to not switching to the new tab)

This behavior is not consistent: sometimes the tabs opens in the current window, but sometimes I have to look for the tab in other windows. (the browser is set to not switching to the new tab)

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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.

In Firefox 4 Safe mode disables extensions and disables hardware acceleration. Check if there is an update available for your graphics display card driver.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"