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How do I remove a website as a startup every time I invoke the Firefox browser

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Every time I tap the Firefox browser to start a session one particular website that I went to a long time ago comes up as my startup screen I don't want this one I cannot find where to change the settings I would rather have my home screen as Google. Thank you to anyone who can help.

Every time I tap the Firefox browser to start a session one particular website that I went to a long time ago comes up as my startup screen I don't want this one I cannot find where to change the settings I would rather have my home screen as Google. Thank you to anyone who can help.

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I did a search and i think isnt possible change home page, see:

but you can create shortcuts on your home page:

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Open a new window or tab. In the address bar, type About:Config. If a warning screen comes up, press the Be Careful button. This is where Firefox finds information it needs to run. At the top of the screen is a search bar. Enter browser.newtab.url and press enter. browser.newtab.url tells Firefox what to show when a new tab is opened. If you want, right click and select Modify. You can change the setting to;

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 you want.

The same instructions are used for the new window setting, listed as browser.startup.homepage.

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