How do i restore my new tab page?

When I open a new tab, a web page in unknown language opens. I've tried changing the settings in about:config page, but when I restart my PC the problem persists. I've also tried installing the search reset addon, it solved my problem for an instant but again, when i restarted my PC, the problem is still there.

here is how you restore or change your new tab. Thanks to jscher2000 in another post.
Quoting
"Here is how you can reset what the tab does. If this setting does not stick, one of your add-ons might be overriding it.
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the filter box, type or paste newtab and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the browser.newtab.url preference and enter the desired value:
(i) Page thumbnails (default)
about:newtab
(ii) Blank tab
about:blank
(iii) Built-in Firefox home page
about:home
(iv) Any other page
full URL to the page
Press Ctrl+t to open a new tab and verify that it worked."
I hope this helped you it sure helped me and Thanks jscher2000, you saved me from pulling my hair out.

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