This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

When typing a website it automatically tries to connect to the homepage of the site instead of the page I am actually trying to connect to.

  • 3 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by Shadow110

Viezenz
Viezenz
more options

When typing a website it automatically tries to connect to the homepage of the site instead of the page I am actually trying to connect to.

For example want to visit tsn.ca/nhl and start tying it keep selecting tsn.ca instead of picking the site that is always loaded.


Firefox continues to put in tsn.ca the homepage that I NEVER visit.

When typing a website it automatically tries to connect to the homepage of the site instead of the page I am actually trying to connect to. For example want to visit tsn.ca/nhl and start tying it keep selecting tsn.ca instead of picking the site that is always loaded. Firefox continues to put in tsn.ca the homepage that I NEVER visit.

All Replies (3)

Shadow110
Shadow110
more options

Hi, please Copy/Paste about:preferences to the Address Bar and Enter. Go down the page to Browsing. Uncheck the box : Search for text when you start typing

If you have the Address Bar setup as the Search Bar then need to go in there and make changes : Turn of Suggestions.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

Viezenz
Viezenz Question owner
more options

Both were already turned off.

Shadow110
Shadow110
more options

SAFE MODE

In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:

  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (file: localstore-safe.rdf)
  • Javascript JIT compilers are disabled (prefs: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Performance > Uncheck to view)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected

TEST''''is issue still there ?

uninstall Firefox. Then Delete the Mozilla Firefox Folders in C:\Program Files , C:\Program Files(x86) & C:\ProgramData Then restart system. Then run Windows Disk Cleanup. (Note: This should be Pinned and run Weekly, If never done below expect 10's of gig's) Then run it again and click the button that says Cleanup System Files. Note: your Firefox Profile is saved. But you should make a back up before you do :

Reinstall with Current Release Firefox 62.0.0 with a Full Version Installer

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.