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When I open a new tab, it doesn't take me to Firefox/Yahoo homepage. Instead, I get a page with 'VAF' and a search box. How do I fix this? I've tried going in and re-setting Firefox as my homepage but there isn't an option to set it for my tabs.

When I open a new tab, it doesn't take me to Firefox/Yahoo homepage. Instead, I get a page with 'VAF' and a search box. How do I fix this? I've tried going in and re-setting Firefox as my homepage but there isn't an option to set it for my tabs.

Ọ̀nà àbáyọ tí a yàn

use the search reset tool.

which resets the newtab for you

if that doesnt work look for a user.js file in the profile folder.

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Do the following:

  1. In the Address bar, type about:config, press enter
  2. Accept the warning
  3. search for browser.newtab.url, right click the Result, and click "Reset"
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Ọ̀nà àbáyọ Tí a Yàn

use the search reset tool.

which resets the newtab for you

if that doesnt work look for a user.js file in the profile folder.

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The reset button was shaded; it wasn't an option to click on it.

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Try the search reset tool i suggested above, and a addon to change the new tab page.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see:

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When I went in the add-ons, I saw and disabled the VAF toolbar. No idea what that is or how it got there but now the new tabs just show visited sites. Thanks for all the help!

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You're welcome