How do I set Edge to open links in a new tab automatically?

Anonymous
2023-01-17T12:47:38+00:00

In IE, it was possible under Settings>General>Tabs: When a pop-up is encountered: (select) Always open pop-ups in a new tab.
The above applied to links or whatever to open in new tab beside the existing tab (as opposed to a new seperate window).

Why can I not find anywhere where this setting is in Edge that I can set it to open links and pop-ups in a new tab?

Or perhaps I'm looking for something that no longer exists.

(based on other responses, this is nothing to do with Bing or using Bing)

TIA

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11

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Anonymous
2023-12-15T17:03:47+00:00

Try below.

  1. Open Edge – 3 dots located top right corner – Settings – Default browser – Internet Options – General Tab – Tabs
  2. Under Open links from other programs in: Make sure a check mark is on “A new tab in the current window”
  3. Click “Ok” to save.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-08T00:08:15+00:00

    Thank you, it works for me. And you just need to do it once, it work every time you click on a link after that.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-20T14:59:15+00:00

    Simple.

    Elegant.

    Effective.

    You are a genius.

    I wish your resolution gets far more attention.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-05T13:37:16+00:00

    NO ONE wants some random link they neeed to check quickly to open in the same tab they are working in. NOBODY!! Who makes your design decisions ? Obviously not customer behavior, nor user experience data-driven design. Perhaps design driven by aliens who don't know how humans use the internet? Every other browser brand has this setting -- what makes you think we won't want it here? We want links to open in a separate tab PERIOD. There is almost no human on earth who does NOT want that. Time to catch up with reality.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-07-12T15:51:34+00:00

    Another option - hold ctrl when clicking a link.

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