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New Tab Page – Mine is just gone it has been replaced with Avast search and I have all my top sites pinned and I would really like to have them back

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New Tab Page – show, hide and customize top sites......

I started my Firefox yesterday hit the + for new tab and all my pinned pages are gone and been replaced with avast search page. how do I get this restored

Thanks

New Tab Page – show, hide and customize top sites...... I started my Firefox yesterday hit the + for new tab and all my pinned pages are gone and been replaced with avast search page. how do I get this restored Thanks

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Hello,

First try restore your new tab, go to about:config search for browser.newtab.url change its value to about:newtab, then restart firefox, verify if your new tab page return to default.

Modified by Diego Victor

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Avast search page still comes up when you hit +New tab

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I am sorry it is AVG search page

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In safe mode the page also appears?

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yes AVG is still there

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Try use this addon to reset the search page:

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ok I have it back now... But all the sites I had pinned are gone. Is there any way to restore them?

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Did you set Firefox to remember the history?

Try restore your last session:

Or try go to your profile backup it and create a new one then restore the data profile:

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On about:config window, how do I change the value to about:newtab?

Modified by Lynnanne