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# How to disable the opening of the search in the Google Chrome sidebar
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-disable-the-opening-of-the-search-in-the-google-chrome-sidebar/
- Published: 2023-08-09T11:39:23.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-09T11:39:23.000Z
- Description: Guys from Google do not sit still, and therefore, for some users, the results began to open in the same tab in the sidebar.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev

Normally, when you highlight text on a page and select **Search on Google**, Chrome opens the search results in a new tab.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/08/image-24.png)

But the guys from Google do not sit still, and therefore, for some users, the results began to open in the same tab in the sidebar.

If you don't like this behavior, just uncheck the flag`chrome://flags/#side-search`

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/08/image-25.png)

And repeat the procedure for the flag`chrome://flags/#search-web-in-side-panel`

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/08/image-26.png)

To activate such a search, just activate both flags.