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Firefox address bar issues

cjxjman
cjxjman
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How do you REMOVE suggested web sites from the address bar?

I do not use them and I do not want on the address bar suggestions.

I do not have any of these sites saved as bookmarks or in my search engine choices.

How do you REMOVE suggested web sites from the address bar? I do not use them and I do not want on the address bar suggestions. I do not have any of these sites saved as bookmarks or in my search engine choices.
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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi, when you first click in the address bar -- before you type anything for Firefox to match -- Firefox displays your first 8-10 Top Site from the built-in Firefox Home / new tab page. Not helpful? Two options:

(1) Curate the list to be useful (2) Turn off automatic display of the list

For #1:

Check out the steps in this article: Customize your Firefox New Tab page.

For #2:

Check out the steps in this article: Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox -- skip to the "How can I control what results the address bar shows me?" section. Here's what it looks like on the Options page: