How can I stop Edge from opening new tabs in a new window?

Anonymous
2023-12-12T07:11:00+00:00

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

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-28T03:53:08+00:00

    It might be here under the actual ". . . " next to Copilot on the right corner. If you add web sites under that section it will open tabs for those assigned websites when you launch the Edge browser.

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    Click on:

    Start, home, and new tab page

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-24T08:33:49+00:00

    Thank you, it does not show "more" under settings

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-24T04:20:48+00:00

    Thanks for trying, it didn't work. It is opening an extra tab from a pre-set link.
    Appreciate your help.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-14T11:21:37+00:00

    So many complaints for so long on a rudimentary issue that no other internet browser has ever had. Please update the setting already...

    I'd love to update the setting already, but when I look up how to do this & try to follow the instructions.... What I see as I follow the instructions, is not as the instructions show.Don't know if I am in the wrong place or if MS replies are using a different version.Your reply was less than helpful...... 🙁 Maybe it's time to find another Web Browser???

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