This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Lolu chungechunge lwabekwa kunqolobane. Uyacelwa ubuze umbuzo omusha uma udinga usizo.

new tab goes to Ask.com. how to make it go to a blank new tab/window.

  • 1 baphendule
  • 3 zinale nkinga
  • 5 views
  • Igcine ukuphendulwa ngu FredMcD

thatranch
thatranch
more options

When telling Firefox to open a new tab, it goes to Ask.com home page where I must enter a web site or do a search. I don't want to go to Ask.com when opening a new blank tab, and I have had some slowness and crashing of Firefox since Ask got into to mix. How do I avoid a new tab going to Ask.com?

When telling Firefox to open a new tab, it goes to Ask.com home page where I must enter a web site or do a search. I don't want to go to Ask.com when opening a new blank tab, and I have had some slowness and crashing of Firefox since Ask got into to mix. How do I avoid a new tab going to Ask.com?

All Replies (1)

FredMcD
FredMcD
more options

With Firefox 41 (and higher), it's no longer possible to customize the page shown in a new tab via changing the preference browser.newtab.url in about.config. Because of the fact that hijackers abused the preference in the past, Mozilla decided to remove it (see bug 1118285). Fortunately, by removing it, Mozilla also introduced a new API to bring this functionality back to life as an add-on. This add-on allows the user to choose a certain page in a new tab.

New Tab Override (browser.newtab.url replacement) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/

This is also available using Classic Theme Restorer (Customize Australis) {web link} Restore squared tabs, appmenu, add-ons bar, small button view and more on Australis UI (Windows/MacOSX/Linux + Fx 29+).