When user clicks hyperlink on my ASP.NET page, I want a new browser to

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Asked: June 7, 20262026-06-07T00:06:23+00:00 2026-06-07T00:06:23+00:00

When user clicks hyperlink on my ASP.NET page, I want a new browser to open.

I added from toolbox a hyperlink to my target .html file,
and added to Sub Page_Load

<hyperlink ID>.Attributes.Add("target","_blank")

But it adds a new tab to browser instead of opening a new browser window.

I tried putting '_blank' into 'Target' attribute of hyperlink property, but still fails.

Weirdly, it works and opens new browser when I run it from VisualStudio, but it only opens new tab if I browse to my web site.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-07T00:06:24+00:00

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I don’t think there is any way to control how the new window opens. It could be new window or tab based on user’s browsers settings.

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