FF always opens with the addons search tab as a 2nd tab.

After getting some new addons, I closed the addon search tab. But everytime I start FF now, the addon search results tab reappears as a 2nd tab. I can't start FF without that 2nd tab opening along with my homepage tab. How do I get it to not open when I start FF?

From the search page offered go to your chosen home page. Now move the mouse to the top left and scan the options for view, Toolbars and make sure that the "Menu bar" is ticked. This will show the File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks and tools options plus Help. Click on tools, then Options and select current page as your home page. All should now be sorted.

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