make tab open to google
for some reason i have "new tab controls" on my tabs now. I used to open a new tab and google.com would be there - now i'm forced to this new tab stuff. I don't save my search history so this tile tab stuff isn't for me. I want my new tabs to open to google and cannot figure out how to make that happen like it used to.
I'm on a desk top with Windows 7 and i'm using FF 41.0
Chosen solution
If https://www.google.com/ is your home page as well as the page you want on your new tab, there is a simpler-to-set-up extension that simply opens your home page on the new tab:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-homepage/
If you use a different home page, the New Tab Override extension linked by Scribe offers that flexibility.
By the way, the reason for this change was that the browser.newtab.url setting in about:config was constantly attacked by malware.
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Hi, from Firefox 41, you need to use the add-on New Tab Override (browser.newtab.url replacement), to make changes to the New Tab page.
Once installed, open the Add-ons Manager (Ctrl+Shift+A) > Extensions, then look for New Tab Override and click on Options to set your preference.
You may then need to restart Firefox for any changes to take effect.
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Chosen Solution
If https://www.google.com/ is your home page as well as the page you want on your new tab, there is a simpler-to-set-up extension that simply opens your home page on the new tab:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-homepage/
If you use a different home page, the New Tab Override extension linked by Scribe offers that flexibility.
By the way, the reason for this change was that the browser.newtab.url setting in about:config was constantly attacked by malware.
Thank you so so much!