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How do I change the display/site when I open a new tab

belindawolfe
belindawolfe
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When I open a new tab I get AVG Search. I want to go to google when I open a tab but I can't figure out how to do that. Your help section doesn't make it easy to find this info.

When I open a new tab I get AVG Search. I want to go to google when I open a tab but I can't figure out how to do that. Your help section doesn't make it easy to find this info.

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"When I open a new tab I get AVG Search."

The default action in Firefox is to open a blank tab. Something installed as an add-on for Firefox has changed that action, and until you figure out what changed that action and disable it, installing another add-on probably isn't going to change that new tab away from the AVG search page.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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Matt_G
Matt_G
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Hey belindawolfe,

You should should look at some of the cool addons available. They will give you all sorts of options for what happens when you open a new tab. You can find information on using the Add-on manager in Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox.

Hopefully this helps!

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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"When I open a new tab I get AVG Search."

The default action in Firefox is to open a blank tab. Something installed as an add-on for Firefox has changed that action, and until you figure out what changed that action and disable it, installing another add-on probably isn't going to change that new tab away from the AVG search page.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

belindawolfe
belindawolfe Question owner
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NewTabURL 2.2.3 fixed it and I disabled AVG! Thanks.