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Why does a new tab open when I click a page on google?

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  • Paskiausią atsakymą parašė DylanKynaston

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When I click on a page in Google after searching it up through there, a new tab opens with the page and the Google tab remains. This does not happen on the Mozilla start page.

When I click on a page in Google after searching it up through there, a new tab opens with the page and the Google tab remains. This does not happen on the Mozilla start page.

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hello, this might be a preference in your google search settings. go to google.com/preferences and disable the option to Open search results in a new browser window.

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/425

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Type about:config in URL

  • filter - browser.newtab.url > Change the value to Google.com"
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hello, this might be a preference in your google search settings. go to google.com/preferences and disable the option to Open search results in a new browser window.

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/425

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Not sure why Google has defaulted to that, but thanks Phil.