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There is no "make default" button in my settings page. How do I get one so i can stop mozilla from always trying to force me to your home page?

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There is no "make default" button in my settings page. How do I get one so i can stop mozilla from always trying to force me to your home page? The missing "make default" button allows firefox to ignore my choice of homepage. Every time I try to go to it I am prompted to go to back firefox or continue to the new page (my chosen home page). It is really annoying. How can I update mozilla settings to add the missing "make default" button? 

(the screen grab would not post before. It crashed my other request.) Cool it looks like it may go with this question. -ron
There is no "make default" button in my settings page. How do I get one so i can stop mozilla from always trying to force me to your home page? The missing "make default" button allows firefox to ignore my choice of homepage. Every time I try to go to it I am prompted to go to back firefox or continue to the new page (my chosen home page). It is really annoying. How can I update mozilla settings to add the missing "make default" button? (the screen grab would not post before. It crashed my other request.) Cool it looks like it may go with this question. -ron
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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Do you recall where you got the FindYourMaps extension? It seems to have a poor reputation. It might be just the tip of the iceberg...

Here's my suggested procedure for tracking down and cleaning up bad add-ons and other hijackers. I know it seems long, but it's really not that bad.

(For Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10; XP is somewhat different)

(1) Open the Windows Control Panel, Uninstall a Program. After the list loads, click the "Installed on" column heading to group the infections, I mean, additions, by date. This can help in smoking out undisclosed bundle items that snuck in with some software you agreed to install. Be suspicious of everything you do not recognize/remember, as malware often uses important or innocent sounding names to discourage you from removing it. Take out as much trash as possible here.

(2) Open Firefox's Add-ons page using either:

  • Ctrl+Shift+a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
  • in the Windows "Run" dialog, type or paste
    firefox.exe "about:addons"

In the left column, click Plugins. Set nonessential and unrecognized plugins to "Never Activate".

In the left column, click Extensions. Then, if in doubt, disable (or Remove, if possible) unrecognized and unwanted extensions. All extensions are optional; the troublemaker might not be obvious from its name.

Often a link will appear above at least one disabled extension to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links as the last step.

Any improvement?

(3) You can search for remaining issues with the scanning/cleaning tools listed in our support article: Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware. These on-demand scanners are free and take considerable time to run. If they finish quickly and especially if they require payment, you may have a serious infection. I suggest the specialized forums listed in the article in that case.

FredMcD
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After the above, https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save

Note: Some software, like Advanced SystemCare with Surfing Protection, can protect files in the Firefox profile folder against changes. If you have such software then check the settings or uninstall this software.