New tab setting keeps resetting to Google, how to make it stay empty?
I have searched for a way to make my new tabs, which currently open to Google, open as empty instead. I found the way described on this site, which is to go in about:config and change the URL of browser.newtab.url to about:blank. Then, I closed Firefox, made sure it was fully closed in Task Manager, and then restarted it. I then tried to open a new tab, and it still automatically opened Google on the new tab. When I rechecked the URL of browser.newtab.url, it was back to having a value of chrome://quick_start/content/index.html.
I don't know whether this makes any difference or not, but I had Chrome open throughout this entire process. Chrome, however, is not my default browser.
Isisombulu esikhethiweyo
Hello,
Firefox uses the "chrome://" protocol to access its own internal files and also access files from extensions, so that has nothing to do with Google Chrome.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Chrome
So it looks like a problem with an extension.
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
Hope it helps.
Funda le mpendulo kwimeko leyo 👍 1All Replies (3)
This is likely caused by one of the installed extensions and quick_start in the chrome URL should tell which extension in this case.
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
- Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
There are other things that need your attention.
Please update to the current Firefox 31 release.
- Help > About Firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/update-firefox-latest-version.
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Updating+Firefox
The Firefox 14 version that you currently run is no longer supported with security updates.
- It is important to update Firefox and add-ons to the latest version to get all security fixes.
Isisombululo esiKhethiweyo
Hello,
Firefox uses the "chrome://" protocol to access its own internal files and also access files from extensions, so that has nothing to do with Google Chrome.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Chrome
So it looks like a problem with an extension.
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
Hope it helps.
Thanks to both of you! It was actually this FastStart extension causing the issue. I don't remember installing it though, so I'm not sure where it came from.