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when I start a new tab yahoo search comes and I don't want that. how do I get a different web site to open?

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when I start a new tab yahoo search comes when I start a new tab yahoo search comes and I don't want that. how do I get a different web site to open?

when I start a new tab yahoo search comes when I start a new tab yahoo search comes and I don't want that. how do I get a different web site to open?

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You need to figure out what you have installed which changed that action to Yahoo from a blank tab, which is the default action in Firefox; and then get rid of that add-on. Then you can can install an add-on which allows you to select what you want in the new tab.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/newtaburl/

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You need to figure out what you have installed which changed that action to Yahoo from a blank tab, which is the default action in Firefox; and then get rid of that add-on. Then you can can install an add-on which allows you to select what you want in the new tab.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/newtaburl/

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This worked great. Thank you.


All is well!!!