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Copper Contributor

Aug 22, 2020

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Each dragged link triggers a new tab, help?

Hi, Some Edge Insider updates ago something changed in the browser behavior. If I have multiple Edge windows open, now dragging a page link from one Edge window into another always opens up a new...

FreezeFIN
Sep 29, 2020
Finally, I found the answer – it's an idiotic change, done by desing:

https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/61427618?hl=en

"According to the above, (Chrome) developers have decided that URL's/hyperlinks dragged from one tab (web page) onto another tab/window in a new tab should open a new tab rather than navigating to it in the tab it was dragged to."

Here's an add-on to disable it:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabtakeover/ckkjhljgpbhjefionmlnolnjndkmlagp?hl=en

FreezeFIN

Copper Contributor

Sep 29, 2020

Finally, I found the answer – it's an idiotic change, done by desing:

https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/61427618?hl=en

"According to the above, (Chrome) developers have decided that URL's/hyperlinks dragged from one tab (web page) onto another tab/window in a new tab should open a new tab rather than navigating to it in the tab it was dragged to."

Here's an add-on to disable it:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabtakeover/ckkjhljgpbhjefionmlnolnjndkmlagp?hl=en