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Why does Firefox 9.0.1 keep searching for latest updates to my add-ons, then opens the "what's new in 9.0.1" page.

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SusanO13
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This usually only happened one time in previous versions. Now it happens every time I open. While there are worse things in life, it's still kind of annoying.

This usually only happened one time in previous versions. Now it happens every time I open. While there are worse things in life, it's still kind of annoying.

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Matt_G
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Hi SusanO13,

You should look at this article about that specific issue and the article Preferences not saved. These should give you all the information you need!

If that doesn't work:

  1. Type about:config in the address bar
  2. Click I'll be careful, I promise if prompted
  3. In the Filter input field type startup
  4. Double click on startup.homepage_override_url
  5. Delete the text string and click OK
  6. Close Firefox and reopen the window to verify that it has worked.

Hopefully this helps!