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.

how can I stop firefox from refreshing the web page every few minutes

  • 1 reply
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by FredMcD

jfl212
jfl212
more options

Every couple of minutes (maybe 5) Firefox auto refreshes my home page, forcing me to start reading the page from the top, every time. How do I stop this? My home page is a news page.

Every couple of minutes (maybe 5) Firefox auto refreshes my home page, forcing me to start reading the page from the top, every time. How do I stop this? My home page is a news page.

All Replies (1)

FredMcD
FredMcD
more options

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version 46.0.1

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?

Please post a link to your news page.