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Every time I open Firerfox, the Add-ons comes on. how do I stop this?

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every time I open Firefox the Add-ons manager appear in a tab of my address bar. How can I stop this?

every time I open Firefox the Add-ons manager appear in a tab of my address bar. How can I stop this?

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Hi, can try this : uninstall Firefox. Then Delete the Mozilla Firefox Folders in C:\Program Files , C:\Program Files(x86) & C:\ProgramData Then restart system. Then run Windows Disk Cleanup. (Note: This should be Pinned and run Weekly, If never done below expect 10's of gig's) Then run it again and click the button that says Cleanup System Files. Note: your Firefox Profile is saved. But you should make a back up before you do :

Reinstall with Current Release Firefox 60.0.1 with a Full Version Installer

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Your Kaspersky Protection did this happen since you installed it or since it's update as per date on the Add-on Page ?

Can try this before the above please : SAFE MODE

In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:

  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (file: localstore-safe.rdf)
  • Javascript JIT compilers are disabled (prefs: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Advanced > General)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected

TEST''''is issue still there ?

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Hi marinearty63, just in case it's something simple:

Firefox allows you to designate multiple tabs for your home page. Do you also get the Add-ons page in a new window (Ctrl+n) or when you click the home button (house icon)? In that case, definitely check the home page setting and see if it has something like this on the end:

https://www.mozilla.org/|about:addons

This article has more info on the home page setting: How to set the home page.

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Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar. Type browser.startup.homepage

What is the value? Right-click and select Reset to restore its default value; about:home