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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T02:54:08+00:00 2026-05-14T02:54:08+00:00

Sorry about the wording for my question title. I have a basic HTML anchor

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Sorry about the wording for my question title.

I have a basic HTML anchor tag that when clicked it is suppose to bring up a dialog box to download a file from a differnt website.
I am using an attribute of target="_blank" so that when my hyperlink is clicked, I don’t navigate away from my main window.

This is all the easy part (if it was so easy I wouldnt be here though).

When I do the above though, and click on the hyperlink, an annoying blank window pops up with my download dialog box behind it.

How do I get rid of that annoying blank window and keep only my download dialog box on the screen?

Below is the HTML I’m working with…

<a href="http://www.fake-domain-name.com/downloads/setup.msi"       
   target="_blank">

       <img src="images/download.png" alt="download file"/>

</a>
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    2026-05-14T02:54:09+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 2:54 am

    Lose the target="blank".

    You know that is supposed to open a new window/tab, do you?

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