Stop macOS from showing a minimized browser window when the parent application is clicked on the Dock?

mblatchford wrote:

I'm currently running BigSur, but this has been a long time annoyance for me. If I have a browser window of tabs minimized in the Dock and it's the last open window in the given browser, (for any browser I've tried), clicking on the application icon in the Dock (Chrome, Safari, Firefox etc), will restore the minimized window instead of just opening a new page.

Rather than bookmarking a set of tabs to open later and then have to delete, I find it convenient to open and minimize tabs I'm not currently working with. I'd much prefer clicking on a Dock icon opening new windows and not pulling something minimized back up.

Any system tweaks that might allow me to stop the default behavior?

Thanks!

Hmmm...I don't know if I fully grok the situation or your workflow... I will say I have never seen an advantage of "minimize."

I would not use minimize. There may be more efficient alternatives—

You can open New windows of your application, Control click the Dock icon

you can put windows in full screen

you can take advantage of different Desktops

Use Mission Control on your Mac - Apple Support