Firefox – In Firefox how to disable “switch to tab” in URL bar

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In Firefox 4, the URL bar autocomplete pop-down now has an entry called "Switch to Tab", for URLs which are already open in other tabs.

I never want this, and always end up hitting it by mistake. Is there a way to disable it?

Most new features of FF seem to have a switch in about:config to turn them off, but I didn't see anything obvious for this.

Best Answer

Here's how to disable it for Firefox Quantum (tested version 68)

  1. Hamburger menu
  2. Options (preferences on Mac/Linux) (about:preferences)
  3. Privacy & Security (about:preferences#privacy)
  4. Address bar
  5. Uncheck Open tabs

That's it!

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