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I do not want my firefox to open in tabs, I want it to open different windows, how can I reset it back to open in a seperate window?

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I do not like opening up a tab and then typing in a URL to go where I want to go. It was much better when I could search for something, and it would come up in a separate window. How do I change it back?

I do not like opening up a tab and then typing in a URL to go where I want to go. It was much better when I could search for something, and it would come up in a separate window. How do I change it back?

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You can hold down the Shift key while left-clicking a link on web pages.
You can add a New Window button to a toolbar via "View > Toolbars > Customize" to open a new window when needed. You can also drag (text) links onto that button to open links in a new widow.

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The Control key only opens another tab. I want to see each window in the firefox icon at the bottom of my page. Is this a program change? If so how do I install the earlier version that does not change everything to tabs?