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can I change a setting in About:Config, that will lock in my prefered home, some it can't be changed without my choosing

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I Would Like To Lock my Home Page so it can't be changed, in older versions there was that option, is there a change in the About: Config that I can Make? or set it as the default

I Would Like To Lock my Home Page so it can't be changed, in older versions there was that option, is there a change in the About: Config that I can Make? or set it as the default

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hello, in case your homeoage is changing without your interaction then this sounds like a problem possibly caused by adware on your pc. please go to firefox > addons > extensions & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc). also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there and do a full scan of your system with the security software that you have in place and different other tools like the free version of malwarebytes & adwcleaner.

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in case this doesn't solve the issue please try this: go to firefox > help > troubleshooting information > profile folder - "show folder", then a new window will open up. in this window look out for a file named user.js (it might be used to overwrite your custom settings). in case it is present , delete or rename this file and restart firefox afterwards.

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