Can I prevent Firefox from attempting to restore all windows after a crash (even though I have set it to start with a blank page)?

Given that some of the open windows are probably what made it crash in the first instance, this is very annoying. Sometimes it gives me an error message apologising for not being able to load the pages, but often it just tries again.

You can do this by changing a hidden preference.
# Type '''about:config''' into the location bar and press enter
# Accept the warning that appears, this will then bring up a list of preferences
# Type '''crash''' into the filter box
# Double-click on the preference browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash to change its value to '''false'''

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