Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
Managing tabs, address bar, and search settings in Edge on Windows 11
This doesn't work.
How can I stop Edge from opening new tabs in a new window?
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Anonymous
I just upgraded to Windows 11. I guess that also gave me a new version of Edge. And like most new releases in M$FT, it doesn't work like it used to in even the simplest ways. On my Windows 10 laptop, if I Ctrl-Click on a link in Edge, it opens up a new tab in the same Window. On my Windows 11 laptop, that same action opens up what appears to be a new page, but is really a new tab on a separate page, or something like that. If I close that page, the first page is also closed.
Anyway, what do I need to do to make it work like it used to? Or should I just give up completely and just use Firefox and Chrome?
I checked several websites that suggested solutions, but I could not find the controls they said to use.
Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
56 answers
Sort by: Oldest
-
Anonymous
2024-03-30T20:48:12+00:00 -
Anonymous
2024-03-30T20:48:39+00:00 I tried this, but there is no "Results" section.
-
Anonymous
2024-05-03T00:01:40+00:00 I just discovered the actual answer on my own.
On the home page of the edge profile, select the settings button at the far right.
Turn off open in a new tab under quick links. (4th line down) Problem solved.
I tried posting screenshots, but it would not let me. Sorry.
-
Anonymous
2024-05-03T00:02:17+00:00 I just discovered the actual answer on my own.
On the home page of the edge profile, select the settings button at the far right.
Turn off open in a new tab under quick links. (4th line down) Problem solved.
I tried posting screenshots, but it would not let me. Sorry.
-
Anonymous
2024-05-03T15:52:25+00:00 Thank you, I had continued to look and found the answer on another site as well. Seems funny to me that MS didn’t have an answer here for us, it’s obviously a problem…