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New tab is now "Bing". All add on's have been deleted.

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bacox1023
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I downloaded a virus I assume. Now Bing is the new tab that I open. I want it go to back to the regular screen for new tabs on Firefox

I downloaded a virus I assume. Now Bing is the new tab that I open. I want it go to back to the regular screen for new tabs on Firefox

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Try to use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

If you do not keep changes after a restart then see:

You can also try to rename or delete the prefs.js file and possible numbered prefs-##.js files and a possible user.js file to reset all prefs to the default value.

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Try to use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

If you do not keep changes after a restart then see:

You can also try to rename or delete the prefs.js file and possible numbered prefs-##.js files and a possible user.js file to reset all prefs to the default value.

bacox1023
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The first one worked!

Thank you so much. It's been bugging me for 2 days.

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cor-el
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You're welcome