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why when I turn on firefox it goes straight to firefox files

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kcraig48
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when I click on the firefox icon from my desk top it goes to the firefox files instead of my home page

when I click on the firefox icon from my desk top it goes to the firefox files instead of my home page

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cor-el
cor-el
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Your home page setting has a weird value according to the System Details list:

  • browser.newtab.url: ?s=Unknown&fnt=1
  • browser.privatebrowsing.autostart: True (Private Browsing mode is active)
  • browser.startup.homepage: ?s=Unknown
  • keyword.URL: ?s=Unknown

You can use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see: