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How do I permanently turn off private browsing?

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I do not want private browsing in my tabs, I want to turn it off permanently, how do i do that?

I do not want private browsing in my tabs, I want to turn it off permanently, how do i do that?

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Go to the Options menu in your browser.

Select the "Privacy" tab

Under "History" you will see: "Firefox will:"

in the drop down menu select: 'Use custom settings for history'

Then you will see options below that. Uncheck the 'Always use private browsing mode'