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I have option "Show my windows and tabs from last time" selected in Firefox and it is working fine. But how can I force Firefox not to open all my saved tabs on start only ones without changing Startup options?

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I have option "Show my windows and tabs from last time" selected in Firefox and it is working fine. But how can I force Firefox not to open all my saved tabs on start only ones without changing Startup options?

I have option "Show my windows and tabs from last time" selected in Firefox and it is working fine. But how can I force Firefox not to open all my saved tabs on start only ones without changing Startup options?

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You want Firefox to only load the current tab, and keep the tabs in the background unloaded? That's an option in the preferences window of Firefox. See here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Session-Restore?s=tabs&r=0&e=es&as=s#w_configuring-session-restore

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See also:

  • Tools > Options > General > Startup: Don’t load tabs until selected

Modified by cor-el

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What I'd like to be able to do is: Use "Show my windows and tabs from last time" ("Don't load tabs until selected" checked). If I close and open Firefox all my tabs are there. Once in a wile I know that I had, lets say, 20 tabs open when Firefox was closed BUT I want to open it without all those tabs... just home page or blank page. I was wandering if there a key I could press during start up to prevent Firefox from opening all saved tabs (like "shift" for Safe mode).

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What you can do: Don't let it restore your tabs automatically, but choose to restore your session on the default start page whenever you feel like it.