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my homwpages wont load on startup, just getting new tabs

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for some reson the two pages i use for homepages are not loading when i start firefox. Instead the're are two new tabs that are blank. Everything seems to work otherwise just no Homepages......

for some reson the two pages i use for homepages are not loading when i start firefox. Instead the're are two new tabs that are blank. Everything seems to work otherwise just no Homepages......

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Did you by any chance delete/move the pages your settings are pointing to? Worth checking!

Please let us know.

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Separate Issue; Your System Details shows;

Installed Plug-ins

Shockwave Flash 20.0 r0 Shockwave Flash 19.0 r0
Having more than one version of a program may cause issues. You must remove the older programs. Then get the current full installer.

Flash: Grab the uninstaller from here: Uninstall Flash Player | Windows Uninstall Flash Player | Mac

Then reinstall the latest version.

Flash Player Version 20.0.0.267
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
Note: Windows users should download the ‘’’active_x’’’ for “Internet Explorer,” and the ‘’’plugin’’’ for “Plugin-based browsers” (like Firefox).

Note: Windows 8 and Windows 10 have built in flash players and Adobe will cause a conflict.

Adobe still offers Flash 18.0.0.268 as its extended support release further down

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rainsome said

Did you by any chance delete/move the pages your settings are pointing to? Worth checking! Please let us know.

not to my knowledge

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Check the settings;

Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar.

There are two settings;

  • When Firefox Starts

When the browser is started, what do you want to display. Many of us choose Show My Home Page.

  • Home Page

When a new page is opened, what do you want displayed.

  1. Use Current Page. Use what ever page(s) are open at that time.
  2. Use Bookmark
  3. Restore To Default. about:home shows a Mozilla home page with tools.

You can use any of these that you wish;

about:home (Firefox default home page), about:newtab (shows the sites most visited), about:blank (a blank page),

or you can enter any web page or about: page you want.

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FredMcD said

Check the settings; Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar. There are two settings;
  • When Firefox Starts
When the browser is started, what do you want to display. Many of us choose Show My Home Page.
  • Home Page
When a new page is opened, what do you want displayed.
  1. Use Current Page. Use what ever page(s) are open at that time.
  2. Use Bookmark
  3. Restore To Default. about:home shows a Mozilla home page with tools.
You can use any of these that you wish; about:home (Firefox default home page), about:newtab (shows the sites most visited), about:blank (a blank page), or you can enter any web page or about: page you want.

yes I know how to use the options in firefox

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i have found that if i restart firefox with "add ons disabled", that the homepages load as expected. so i am guessing that one of my add ons is causing the issue.

When i have more time i will disable them individually and see if i can determine which one is causing the issue.

If anyone could steer me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.

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Anything about tabs