'open in new tab' opens new window instead

My system just went through a bunch of updates, maybe that was Windows 7, but I'm unsure. I didn't initiate them. Anyway, now when I right click 'open in new tab' instead a new window opens. I have read a bunch of other similar posted questions the answers to which do NOT solve the problem I'm having. I've gone into Tools>Options>Tabs and selected the appropriate boxes. PLEASE read this post carefully and only respond if you have a working answer. Thank you very much!
My system is Windows 7
I use Firefox as my default browser

The items on the right-click context menu should be independent of your settings and should work as described.
I think there might be an exception for links with certain kinds of scripts attached, so if this only affects some links or links on a particular sites, you could post some page addresses and describe which links cause the problem.
Do you have any tab-related extensions such as Tab Mix Plus? If so, please review the settings to make sure they haven't become changed or corrupted.
You also could test whether Firefox works with extensions disabled. One way is to try Firefox's Safe Mode. That's a standard diagnostic tool to bypass interference by extensions (and some custom settings). More info: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]].
You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using
Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
In the dialog, click "Start in Safe Mode" (''not'' Reset)
Any difference?

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"I'm currently having an issue with a few computers that have been updated via WSUS"
Do you mean all the machines share the same symptom or just part of them ?
"Last time this worked fine was before the deployment of Internet Explorer11 (we were on IE9)"
Do you mean the issue occurred after we upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 from Internet Explorer9 or it worked correctly until last updates ?
How did you get the Internet Explorer 11 installation package ?Is the Internet Explorer 11 a customed package ?
Have you configured any group policy of Internet Explorer in the domain ?
Compare you symptom with this link:
Links open in new windows instead of new tabs in Internet Explorer 11 or Internet Explorer 10
http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2937063
If the issue persists ,please take the following steps to have a troubleshoot .
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Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7(Please download the 32 bit version for your machine .)
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