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How to stop Microsoft Edge from opening Bing links in new tabs on Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS, and Linux
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Published onFebruary 14, 2022
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Microsoft Edgedoes something weird any time you useMicrosoft Bingto search. A new Edge tab automatically opens to display your searched content, while the search page stays open in a different tab. On the onset, it’s not clear if Microsoft Edge or Microsoft Bing is at fault for this.
As I quickly learned, opening a new tab for every search you makeis frustrating issue for some people. But as a Microsoft Rewards member, I can’t pass up the chance to search using Bing for points to get movies, gift cards, and Xbox swag from the Microsoft Store.
You do a search on Microsoft Bing, click a link from the results and you are taken to a new tab. You click on the back button to return to the results, but it keeps you in the new tab that was just opened. Now, you click a different search result, and you get taken to yet another tab.
When you click a link from the search results, you go to a new tab, and the results are left open on the original tab. But going back won’t take you back to the original tab, so before you know it, you will have an overwhelming number of tabs open.
This issue is not only a problem forWindowsusers, but also happens when using Edge on Bing.com formacOSandLinuxusers too. After searching through every Microsoft Edge setting possible, the solution is surprisingly located within Microsoft Bing’s SafeSearch settings.
Microsoft Edge on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Here’s how to change the settings so any time you click a search or news link on Bing, it won’t open in a new browser tab.
That is all there is to it. Of course, Microsoft wants you to keepBingopen as much as possible when you search. Some people have also said that SafeSearch settings get reset every so often, so be on the lookout in case you need to repeat these steps again.
Another option isturning off SafeSearch completely.
Keep in mind, there doesn’t seem to be a real “confirmation” that your Bing.com settings are saved and applied to your actual Microsoft Bing search preferences.
Interested in learning more? Check out thelatest OnPodcast episodealso available onSoundCloud. Are there any other Microsoft Bing “features” that you find frustrating? Let us know in the comments!
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