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Yahoo ASK opens when opening Firefox.

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Randallcarpenter
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Firefox used to open to Firefox as my web browser. Now it opens to ASK Search. I'd like just my Firefox back that I have used for many years. I'm 68 yrs old and don't have an 8 year old in my home.

Firefox used to open to Firefox as my web browser. Now it opens to ASK Search. I'd like just my Firefox back that I have used for many years. I'm 68 yrs old and don't have an 8 year old in my home.

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finitarry
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/857246

cor-el
cor-el
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If there is a problem with searching via the default about:home page then try to reset the search engine used on the about:home page.

Reset the browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone pref via the right-click context menu to the default on the about:config page and close and restart Firefox to restore the about:home page to its default.

  1. Open the about:config page via the location bar
  2. Type in the Filter bar: mstone
  3. Right-click the browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone line and select: Reset
  4. Close and restart Firefox

If this didn't help then delete the delete the chromeappsstore.sqlite file in the Firefox Profile Folder and repeat the above.

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

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder

You can reset some preferences to the default with the SearchReset extension:

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).

Modified by cor-el