I used to move from web page to web page in the same tab.Now evertime I move to a new web page , it opens in a new tab.How can I stop this?
I want to control the number of open tabs in a window by opening a tab manually.I don't want a tab to open every time I change to anew web page.
Isisombululo esikhethiwe
Does this affect particular sites, such as Google? I mention Google because it has a setting to launch each result in a new window, which Firefox can divert to a new tab.
Do you have any tab-related extensions such as Tax Mix Plus? You can check on the following screen and either try disabling them or adjusting their settings using the Options button:
orange Firefox button (or Tools button) > Add-ons > Extensions category
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See Tab preferences and settings for help.
I unchecked "OPEN NEW WINDOW IN A NEW TAB INSTEAD" . It made no difference.
Have you tried restarting the browser?
Yes. I even uninstalled Firefox and re-installed it , to no avail.
Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a Clean reinstall. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:
Note: You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
- Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
- After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
- Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
- Windows:
- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
- Mac: Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
- Linux: If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see Install Firefox on Linux. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory.
- Windows:
- Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
- Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
- Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
Please report back to see if this helped you!
Uninstalling and reinstalling is not recommended - it would've been better if a reset was done. Now it is recommended that you do a clean reinstall as instructed above.
I am afraid it didn't work. Maybe I should change browser because I find this problem very annoying. Thanks.
Isisombululo Esikhethiwe
Does this affect particular sites, such as Google? I mention Google because it has a setting to launch each result in a new window, which Firefox can divert to a new tab.
Do you have any tab-related extensions such as Tax Mix Plus? You can check on the following screen and either try disabling them or adjusting their settings using the Options button:
orange Firefox button (or Tools button) > Add-ons > Extensions category
There was an extension "Open Bookmark in New Tab" that I disabled and then deleted . The problem was solved only after I clicked on re-start after the deletion. Thanks a mill because I was beginning to despair both from the annoyance and from the idea that I have to abandon Firefox.
To answer your question : all sites were affected. I guess this is now obvious but thought I'd mention it to make sure.