Basically when I have My Computer or a window open instead of opening a new tab when I open a shortcut to a folder from my desktop it opens a new window. Can someone give me some insight on a option that will resolve this it just started happening after upgrading to the latest version.
Found the option for anyone that wants to know heres a screen shot of it leave it unchecked and new tabs will be created instead of new windows

Thanks mate, this thing was driving me crazy.
Cheers
thanks from me as well! that setting was hard to find :)
Rock on, cheers for this.
Have been looking for this option for literally MONTHS.
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automatic merge, single window mode, force one window, new tab on same window, one active window, new tabs on same window
thank you!
hi. this solution does'nt work for me. i'm using windows xp
Yes, when I open a shortcut to a folder it opens a new window. This solution does'nt work in windows xp.
This just started happening to me as well. I have the box unchecked in the screenshot, and also have Capture new explorer processes checked. It always worked before, then I checked the Restore tabs box and now QTTabBar does not capture new explorer processes and opens a new window. I have 1.2.2.1 installed. Thanks.
It happened to me also. so I have checked the box (do not capture window as a new tab… )Then I opened a new window from shortcut and activated QTTabbar here(view->toolbars->QTTabbar). I have closed all win explorer windows. Start explorer again unchecked the box (do not capture window as a new tab… ) and it start working again.
You are a TOTAL LEGEND this has made qttab pretty much useless for MONTHS!
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