How to Stop SharePoint Lists from Opening a New Tab When Editing
Question details
The user needs a way to stop a modern SharePoint List from automatically opening a new browser tab every time a column is edited and saved.
- Product
- SharePoint
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Editing and saving data in a column within a modern SharePoint List environment.
- Observed behavior
- After a column edit is saved, the list unexpectedly reopens in a completely new browser tab. This happens across multiple browsers and for all column types within a specific list.
Ensure your browser is up to date and try clearing your browser cache and cookies to rule out any local conflicts before making administrative changes to your list.
Verify the Issue and Contact Microsoft 365 Support
Since there is no built-in setting to disable this new-tab behavior, verifying the scope of the issue and submitting a support ticket is the most effective approach.
SharePoint does not offer a standard toggle in List Settings to control whether a list opens in a new tab after saving. If this occurs, it is generally considered an anomaly or a localized list corruption.
Log into your SharePoint environment using Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox to confirm the behavior is not browser-specific.
Create or open a different SharePoint list within the same site to see if the new-tab behavior affects all lists or is isolated to just one.
If the issue persists, log into the Microsoft 365 admin center using your administrator credentials.
Navigate to the Support section, select 'New service request', and describe the exact behavior, noting that it affects a specific list across multiple browsers.
Create a New List from the Existing List
Duplicating the list structure into a fresh list can often clear background corruption that causes unwanted browser behaviors.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a specific setting in SharePoint to stop a list from opening in a new tab?
No, there is no standard option within SharePoint List Settings to enable or disable opening in a new tab after saving an edit. It is an anomalous behavior rather than an intended feature.
Why does my SharePoint list open a new tab across all my browsers?
If the issue persists across major browsers like Edge, Chrome, and Firefox, it indicates a server-side bug or data corruption specific to that particular SharePoint list, rather than a local browser setting.
Will duplicating my SharePoint list copy all my data?
No. When you create a new list from an existing list in SharePoint, it only copies the structural elements like columns, views, and formatting. The list items (your data) will not be moved automatically.
