When “Use Middle Click to Open Images/Videos in New Tab” is enabled, middle-clicking a gallery image may trigger Windows to open or select an external application instead of opening the image in a browser tab.
The regression was introduced when the middle-click handler switched from opening the image URL directly to openMediaInNewTab(), which first opens about:blank and redirects it afterward.
Expected: The image opens directly in a new browser tab.
Actual: Windows attempts to handle the about: URL with an external application.
When “Use Middle Click to Open Images/Videos in New Tab” is enabled, middle-clicking a gallery image may trigger Windows to open or select an external application instead of opening the image in a browser tab.
The regression was introduced when the middle-click handler switched from opening the image URL directly to
openMediaInNewTab(), which first opensabout:blankand redirects it afterward.Expected: The image opens directly in a new browser tab.
Actual: Windows attempts to handle the
about:URL with an external application.