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Mantvydas
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Aug 09, 2019
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Feature request: don't reuse a browser window, always open links in apps outside Edge in new window

As an avid Alt+Tab switcher in Windows, in all the browsers I miss the Internet Explorer's ability to open everything in a new window. When Alt+Tabbing this enables me to land on every website, that I have open, not just the website of the active tab.

 

Can there be a setting "Open links from other apps in a new window" in the new Chromium Edge to get this functionality back? It can be off by default, I don't mind. But when this setting is on, and I click a link in an e-mail app, open me a new Chromium Edge window every time.

 

Clicking on a website pinned to a task bar should then also open in a new window, if that website is not yet open in any of the Edge windows. Of course, if that website is open in one of the Edge windows, it should just bring that Edge window forward.

 

Thanks.

  • wasatchwizard's avatar
    wasatchwizard
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 17, 2024

    Mantvydas You should check out BrowseRouter. Which says, "In Windows, launch a different browser depending on the url." (I am not involved with this project except for being a fan. Although, I did do some mods to its predecessor BrowserSelector.) 

     

    I use BrowseRouter for this specific purpose - to open URL links in a new browser window. It also allows me to use different browsers based on what the URL is. For instance, open certain websites in Brave, Edge, Chrome, or Firefox, etc.

     

    But the pertinent info here is that I can specify the `--new-window` argument in the BrowseRouter config.ini file:

    [browsers]
edge           = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --new-window
edge_private   = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" -inprivate --new-window

     

    Then down below in the file, tell it to open all links in edge:

    [urls]
thepiratebay.org = edge_private
*.thepiratebay.org = edge_private
* = edge

     

    Now, whenever a URL is opened (from outside of a browser) it gets opened in its own browser Window.

     

    Good luck!

  • SRBeckham's avatar
    SRBeckham
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 03, 2019

    Mantvydas I agree! This is the only reason IE is still my default browser. It is particularly important to be able to open PDFs in a new window.

  • v-gapart's avatar
    v-gapart
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    Aug 29, 2019

    Mantvydas 

     

    That is an interesting suggestion.  I tried to check in Internet Explorer for that setting and was unable to find it.  Where exactly did you find that so that I can try to replicate it and pass along your suggestion?

     

    Gabriel

      • Mantvydas's avatar
        Mantvydas
        Brass Contributor
        Aug 29, 2019

        Robin Nilsson thank you! Thank you for saving my time and posting these screenshots. Yes, it's in Internet Explorer Options, Tabs button, and it is the one you underlined with the lower blue line.  Thank you!

         

        This is my best setting:

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