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Why does "options" appear as a tab when I open firefox?

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Andy52
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When I open Firefox there are always 2 tabs visible. The first is my homepage and the second is my options. How can I stop options from appearing as a second tab. I can reach options through the menus if I need it. It is annoying to have to close it each time I open Firefox.

When I open Firefox there are always 2 tabs visible. The first is my homepage and the second is my options. How can I stop options from appearing as a second tab. I can reach options through the menus if I need it. It is annoying to have to close it each time I open Firefox.

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Hello

First check if your Firefox is up-to-date by going to menu>help>about Firefox

For your problem go to menu>options>general and choose your option from "When Firefox Starts" select the show my home page . it will open only your home page tab. if you still get any problem we are here to help.

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Muhammad_Faizan
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Hello

First check if your Firefox is up-to-date by going to menu>help>about Firefox

For your problem go to menu>options>general and choose your option from "When Firefox Starts" select the show my home page . it will open only your home page tab. if you still get any problem we are here to help.

Andy52
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Andy52 said

When I open Firefox there are always 2 tabs visible. The first is my homepage and the second is my options. How can I stop options from appearing as a second tab. I can reach options through the menus if I need it. It is annoying to have to close it each time I open Firefox.

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Andy52
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Thanks. It was the latest version but in my homepage area it said: "http://my.xfinity.com/?cid=customer|about:preferences#general" I deleted the "|about:preferences#general" and all was fine.