Microsoft Edge: Open links in new tab settings

Anonymous
2020-03-02T01:05:47+00:00

I love using Microsoft Edge, the new version is awesome. However, I'm not able to find option in settings.

I want to open search results link to new tab as soon as I click on any link. Currently, it the link is opened in same window and I lost the search result page.

Only if I click on a button it opens in a new tab. And I could not find any setting for this purpose.

Thanks,

Nishant

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2020-03-02T01:19:04+00:00

Hi Nishant. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator here to help you.

Hold the Ctrl key and click the link to open in a new tab.

Hold the Shift key and click the link to open in a new page.

Hope it helps.

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Anonymous
2020-12-30T16:42:54+00:00

The original enquiry in this thread, posted more than nine months ago, was this:

I want to open search results link to new tab ...

This presumably applies to the results of a web search. How links on a search results page open is usually a setting in the search engine itself. The browser makes no distinction between these links - on a search results page - and any others. The marked answer gives a solution for all pages viewed in Edge, but it involves using the keyboard. I think the original enquirer was hoping to avoid this.

  • In Bing, go to ≡ Settings > More. The option is under Results on the Settings page.
  • In Google, the option is called Where results openat on the Settings > Search settings menu.
  • For other search pages, look around for settings that will allow you to configure this.

The selection is saved in a cookie. If you're signed in to the search page, it will also be saved in your profile so you don't have to make it again if you sign in on a different machine or in a different browser.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-07T07:37:47+00:00

    Hi Greg,

    Is than option where I don't have to hold down the CTRL key each time. I just want to set the browser to always open in a new tab.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-19T20:18:32+00:00

    I love using Microsoft Edge, the new version is awesome. However, I'm not able to find option in settings.

    I want to open search results link to new tab as soon as I click on any link. Currently, it the link is opened in same window and I lost the search result page.

    Only if I click on a button it opens in a new tab. And I could not find any setting for this purpose.

    Thanks,

    Nishant

    Nishant,

    I don't think there's a setting that automatically opens a link in a new tab and then switches to that tab, but there's a simple way to do that if you have a wheel mouse (a mouse with a scroll wheel between the left and right buttons. In Firefox, you simply middle-click (press down on the scroll wheel) the link with your mouse, and voila!

    In Microsoft Edge, press and hold the Shift key and middle-click on the link with your mouse.

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