IE8: default new tab is annoying
21 Jun, 2009 Stephan
By default, IE8 opens a new tab in a way that is perhaps helpful to some but more than annoying for anyone who has ever used a browser with tabs before. It shows several options that are not very helpful at all.
If you prefer a simple blank tab instead, open the Internet Options either from the Tools menu or via Control Panel and select the tab settings.
In the settings for tabbed browsing, you can set the behavior when a new tab is opened. Simply change it from the default the new tab page to a blank page.
That is it.