How to make Edge to open links on the same tab by default

Anonymous
2024-04-21T01:54:59+00:00

I get a new tab everytime I click on a link, which is a pain as closing the link is not working well.

Microsoft Edge | Other | MacOS

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Anonymous
2024-05-02T14:37:42+00:00

Hi I've found how to solve this issue

the problem is from Bing (the search engine) not Edge (Browser)

  1. Search Something on Bing
  2. Tap the 3-dash button setting on the upper right corner
  3. open safety search
  4. in safety search, turn off open new tab after link click
  5. make sure you save the setting

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-17T15:52:00+00:00

    this one worked for me! thank you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-15T20:14:51+00:00

    The fix mentioned above only works for search results. This is how you fix it:

    1. In Edge, on the top-right, click the 3-dots and click Settings
    2. Select Default Browser on the left, then on the right set Allow IE Mode to Always and restart your browser
    3. Go back to Settings then Default Browser again and click Internet Options
    4. Click the Tabs button
    5. Look for "Open links from other programs in:" and select "The current tab or window"
    6. Click OK and then OK again to save the settings and you're done!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-14T11:32:55+00:00

    As stated previously that does not work but i did find another solution, it was really easy to. I switched to Chrome on my pc, boom! Done deal.

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