I cannot open a favorite in a new tab.

When I choose a favorite, right click open and choose "open in new tab" nothing happens.
I also have the problem of when I choose the new tab +, it opens to a yahoo search page. This has just started too. I can not find anywhere to disable that feature.

There are at least 4 places you could try with the bookmark: do any of them work normally?
* Bookmarks menu on the orange Firefox button or classic menu bar
* Bookmarks Toolbar (if the bookmark is there)
* Bookmarks Sidebar (Ctrl+b to open/close)
* Library dialog (Ctrl+Shift+b to open/close)
Regarding the new tab, unless an add-on is overriding the internal setting, you may be able to fix it in the about:config preferences editor.
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the filter box, type or paste '''newtab''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the '''browser.newtab.url''' preference and enter the desired value:
''(i) Page thumbnails (default)''
about:newtab
''(ii) Blank tab''
about:blank
''(iii) Built-in Firefox home page''
about:home
''(iv) Any other page''
full URL to the page
Press Ctrl+t to open a new tab and verify that it worked. Fixed?
If you find that doesn't stick between Firefox restarts, there are a couple other things to check.

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'''Try [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]]''' to see if the problem goes away. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]] is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings, disables most add-ons (extensions and themes). See the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]] article for more information.
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''Gotadimple [[#question-1042108|said]]''
<blockquote>
. . .my bookmarks menu . . . right click brought up a context menu that allowed me to Open . . . . The rest of the sub-menu is grayed out.
</blockquote>
That should not happen.
'''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Start Firefox in Safe Mode]''' {web link}
While you are in safe mode;
Type '''about:preferences#advanced'''<Enter> in the address bar.
Under '''Advanced,''' Select '''General.'''
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