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homepage is changed on restart of computer

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Easygo
Easygo
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After restart my home page is changed. I change in settings and after restart of Firefox homepage is good. After restart of computer homepage is changed again. Please advise as to how to prevent this from occurring Thank you.

After restart my home page is changed. I change in settings and after restart of Firefox homepage is good. After restart of computer homepage is changed again. Please advise as to how to prevent this from occurring Thank you.

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Mehul Patel
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Hello,

Refer the below link :

[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/.../wrong-home-page-opens-when-i-start-firefox-how-fix]
Wrong home page opens when I start Firefox - How to fix

Let us know if the issue still persists.

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cor-el
cor-el
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There is software like Advanced SystemCare with its Surfing Protection feature that can protect files in the Firefox profile folder against changes. If you have such software then check the settings or uninstall this software.

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see:

John99
John99
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If you do not have such software installed it is likely to be adware or malware. Look for unwanted toolbar or programs and uninstall them. Then scan with all the tools listed in this article

I will fix the link in the first reply. It should be Wrong home page opens when I start Firefox - How to fix ( May enter on forum as [[Wrong home page opens when I start Firefox - How to fix]] )