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Why is my browser opening the last page visited. How do I change it? I don't want it to do that

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Why is my browser opening the last page visited. How do I change it? I don't want it to do that. How do i fix this issue?

Why is my browser opening the last page visited. How do I change it? I don't want it to do that. How do i fix this issue?

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Go to Tools>Options>General tab Where it says When Firefox starts -drop down box- Change it to show my home page Make sure you have the home page put into that box under the menu.

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How to set your home page - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page


Other - You should check your Plugins and update as needed.

  1. Check your Plugins - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
  2. Shockwave Flash 11.5 r502 (newer version available)
  3. Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 11.0.01 (newer version available)
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You fix does nothing.

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You can check if you have an user.js file in the Firefox profile folder that sets the browser.sessionstore.resume_session_once pref to true.

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)