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how do I get the new tab start up to stop--it is very intrusive and makes me want to stop using mozilla

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justin_aubert
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This tab keeps popping up and I want it to stop: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/startup-home-page-download-settings?redirectlocale=en-US&as=u&redirectslug=Options+window+-+General+panel&utm_source=inproduct

Help please

This tab keeps popping up and I want it to stop: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/startup-home-page-download-settings?redirectlocale=en-US&as=u&redirectslug=Options+window+-+General+panel&utm_source=inproduct Help please

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tjohnson
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The link may have accidentally gotten set as your home page. If so, you can fix this by following the instructions in this article: How to set the home page

You can also choose what Firefox does when it starts in the Options (see When Firefox starts).

cor-el
cor-el
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Does this happen when you start Firefox or when you open a new tab?

You can check the browser.newtab.url pref on the about:config page and set that pref to your preferred new tab page.

  • the default new tab page with the tiles is about:newtab
  • the default home page is about:home
  • for a blank page you can use about:blank

The browser.newtabpage.enabled pref should be set to true to use the page set via browser.newtab.url as the new tab page.

See this article about the New Tab page (about:newtab):