Firefox 24 opens multiple tabs on startup and won't save my home page. How to fix?

The tabs seem to be associated with my add-ons/extensions. For example, one tab asks me to set up my speed dial - although I've long ago set up speed dial.
In addition, I cannot set my home page. Regardless of what I try to do, FFX always opens to the mozilla home page. This behavior is all new to FFX 24.

Try to follows these steps.
1. Write in the address bar"about:config"
2.accept the popup
3.search in the list this string "browser.startup.homepgare"
4.click twice,change address and then click ok.
Restart Firefox...Does it work?

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How can I get firefox to open multiple tabs on startup?

I want to upto six or seven tabs to open automatically when I launch firefox. When I look at the options tab it only gives me a prompt to enter one home page not multiple.

The easiest way to set up home pages is to have the page that you want all open in the tabs bar and then continue as before but with "Use current pages" as your choice (button).
'''How to set the home page''' | How to | Firefox Help 
https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page

When am opening new tab, iam getting some website instead of my home page ,how can I set my new tab page?

Iwant to configure my new tab with google which is my home page,how can I do that,can any one give suggestion to me please?

A new tab opens by default as a blank tab (about:blank).
If that isn't the case then an extension has changed that behavior.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
You can middle-click or hold down Ctrl and left-click the Home button on the Navigation toolbar to open the Home page in a new tab.
You can use an extension to set which page to open in a new tab:
*NewTabURL : https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/newtaburl/
*My Homepage: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/my-homepage/

How do i stop firefox from opening multiple tabs on startup

on startup firefox loads my home page and opens a new tab how do i stop that from happening

Do you have a MySearchDial extension showing in Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions?
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
Can you post the content of the user.js file in the current profile folder?
You can open the user.js file for inspection via the right-click context menu (do not double-click the file).
You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Director: Show Folder (Linux: Open Director; Mac: Show in Finder)

A line of foxes is showing up in my firefox home page, how to fix this?

I tried resetting already and the problem still continues.
Here is a link with a screenshot: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7zV9FUtT5SkbTV2cmlYYzliRm8/edit?usp=sharing
idk what caused this, I didn't install anything new.
I will appreciate any help, thank you.

Alright, I've got a few more suggestions, but honestly this is something I've never seen before:
Update your Graphics Driver, [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL]]
Update Windows
Scan for Malware [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]]
and finally, try a complete reinstall,
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
#Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
#Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
If none of these work you may want to just consider changing your home page, [[How to set the home page]]

How can I stop firefox from opening multiple tabs when I open the browser.

When I open my browser it opens a Firefox has been updated tab and a yahoo has been updated tab along with my home page. My home page settings have no extras in the address. Help

Did you perform the fixes from the "Preferences not saved" article?
Try to delete or rename/move the prefs.js file and other possible prefs-##.js with a number and user.js files in the Firefox Profile Folder.
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
Make sure that Firefox isn't running when you delete files in the profile folder.

Since upgrade to 22, Firefox hangs opening multiple tabs.

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Application Name: firefox.exe
Application Version: 22.0.0.4917
Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
Hang Signature: c3a0
Hang Type: 1
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: c3a02f3efdb1c666bd860239dde3bae3
Additional Hang Signature 2: 689c
Additional Hang Signature 3: 689c6b7f7594a853f49895cf59ca57fd
Additional Hang Signature 4: 2116
Additional Hang Signature 5: 21166a8535ac80b6deff1afdeee37d47
Additional Hang Signature 6: 4385
Additional Hang Signature 7: 43851b8b85b65f9513af715fcf1114a0
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Bucket ID: 50
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Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
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Application Name: firefox.exe
Application Version: 22.0.0.4917
Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
Hang Signature: 9e56
Hang Type: 1
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: 9e562a27b771d99154019ea569a46d0e
Additional Hang Signature 2: d0c0
Additional Hang Signature 3: d0c0692660c27554eeaf5d41ecd799db
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Additional Hang Signature 5: 42f78964b203f633054c3fd8f9621831
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Additional Hang Signature 7: 44d9925b6cf4a1bbb9b81bac0cb748bf
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Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
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Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
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Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: 2834707dbd157960c945821a97e3c291
Additional Hang Signature 2: 7569
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Additional Hang Signature 4: 05c7
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Problem signature
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Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
Hang Signature: c3a0
Hang Type: 1
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
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Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 3725148922
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A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Problem signature
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Application Name: firefox.exe
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Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
Hang Signature: 3d68
Hang Type: 1
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
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A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
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Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
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Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
Hang Signature: 2834
Hang Type: 1
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
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Description
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: firefox.exe
Application Version: 22.0.0.4917
Application Timestamp: 51c06b1b
Hang Signature: c3a0
Hang Type: 1
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: c3a02f3efdb1c666bd860239dde3bae3
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Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
''When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.''
Thank you.

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If I middle click on a folder of bookmarks, to open them all in new tabs, they will open and start loading to the point where all of them have titles (names of the webpages loading) and some have some content.
Then, firefox will completely stop loading content and just sit there. Closing the tabs and opening new websites or tabs doesnt work. The only fix is to restart firefox.
I have tried doing this is Chrome and it works fine.
This used to work in Firefox, but with a recent "update" stopped working"
I have updated my addons.
I do use NoScript but even disabling that didn't help.
I tried doing the same with a different bookmarks folder and got teh same issue.

Been having the exact same problem, open as little as 2 tabs quickly at the same time, and they lose connectivity and stop loading. Chrome/Opera/Safari all work fine, just firefox I've been having troubles with. What is something we could try to fix this?? At this stage I'm going to have to convert browsers!

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On the .php files I set Firefox as the default software to open with but now it opens about 50 odd tabs in the space of 3 seconds. How do I fix this?
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You've hit a bug that happens when you set Firefox as the external "helper" application used to open a type of file (the "Warning!" paragraph [http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions#Setting_an_automatic_action here] links to the related bug reports, if you're interested).
See [[Firefox repeatedly opens empty tabs or windows after you click on a link]] for how to fix this.

Firefox not open new tabs

My Firefox not open news tabs on popups, and not show bars.
and can't move tabs on popups to main windows.
sorry my bad english

That issue can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

How do I configure Firefox to open multiple pages on startup and not set my homepage to open mutliple tabs?

So I know how to set my homepage to open multiple tabs, however it has the undesired effect of making it so those tabs are opened every time I hit the homepage button. Is there a way to set Firefox to open multiple pages on start-up, while not actually setting the homepage to open multiple tabs?

You can edit a copy of the Firefox desktop shortcut and add the links to the target field to make Firefox open those pages when you use this shortcut.
See:
*https://developer.mozilla.org/Command_Line_Options
If you run out of space (i.e. exceed the maximum length) then use a CMD file with the start command.
*start "" "<path_to_firefox\firefox.exe>" URL1 URL2
*https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491005.aspx

Can I open multiple tabs in Firefox when WINDOWS starts up? Command line limits to about 204 characters...

I know how to configure Firefox so that it opens multiple tabs every time you open ''Firefox''. I want it to open multiple tabs when I start ''Windows''. Or in other words, I don't want to connect to multiple web pages every time I open a browser, just the first time I log on for the day.
I tried appending the web sites in the command line of a Firefox shortcut in my Windows Startup folder. The problem is that in this approach, you're limited to as many URL's as you can type in about 204 characters ('C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe' uses up 52 of the 256 characters available in a shortcut).
Is there a way to open more tabbed web sites than that?
What would be cool is if there was something like a FFstartup.ini file or something, where you could provide a list of websites as long as you want, and it would open them all. So, the command line would look like:
'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe' 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\FFstartup.ini'
...and the FFstartup.ini file would look like:
[Startup]
'http://www.yahoo.com'
'http://www.google.com'
'http://www.firefox.com'
etc...
If there's no current way to do this, how would I make this suggestion to be developed?
Thank you!

Use a .bat or .cmd file to start Firefox if you need more space than the target line in a shortcut allows. 
Separate the URLs with spaces.
start "" "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" http://www.yahoo.com http://www.google.com http://www.firefox.com
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options

Firefox now opens new tabs in new Firefox sessions. This is new behaviour and is a nuisance. How do I stop it?

This may be a Windows problem or it may be a Firefox issue.
I think it started when I installed updated Firefox to version 35.
Firefox 35 is running in Windows 8.1 on a desktop.
When I click a link in my Firefox browser, I've set FF to open new windows in a new tab instead.
It doesn't.
It opens a new window altogether that sits at the far end of my Windows task bar. If I have several tabs running, the taskbar displays the main program icon, which is pinned to the taskbar, and way over to the right it displays an icon that shows another session of Firefox. If there are three new sessions running, that icon on the right shows layers.
To close Firefox, I have to select each session and close it individually.
In the past, the Windows taskbar icon showed just one Firefox icon, although it would show layers if there was more than one tab open. Now it's showing the two as described above.
This is a nuisance. Is it caused by Firefox 35, and if so, how do I stop it?

Thanks, Fred. The settings checked under "Tabs" are Open new windows in a new tab instead, and When I open...switch to it immediately.
Maybe I'm describing the problem incorrectly. Firefox is 'pinned' to my taskbar. When clicked, a second FF icon appears to the right and it is not pinned. It appears to be an entirely new session. New tabs open in it.
My home page is a web page with links with the target=_blank attribute. When I click one a new session starts with two tabs in it, my home page and the page for the url I linked to. The attached image shows four FF sessions running, three of them with two tabs, resulting from clicking 3 links on my home page. Instead of one "unlit" icon and one "lit" icon with seven tabs shared between four sessions, there should be one icon, lit, with one session with four tabs.
I think this started happening when FF upgraded to version 35, but it may have been when Windows 8.1 upgraded itself, if that happened recently. I've only noticed this behaviour for a few days; until then FF stayed in one session with multiple tabs, and only the pinned program icon showing in the task bar.
This ONLY occurs with Firefox. My other browsers, IE 11, Opera 26 and Safari, just use the one pinned icon.

Firefox on my laptop will not allow me to open multiple tabs, how can I fix this issue?

I usually use firefox and yesterday was downloading a photoshop program called gimp. all of a sudden after downloading it, firefox stops allowing me to open multiple tabs. I click on file and new tab, but it still will not work.

The Ask Toolbar is causing that in the Firefox 3.6.13+ versions. Uninstall that extension.
There are a couple of places to check for the Ask toolbar:
* Check the Windows Control panel for the Ask Toolbar - http://about.ask.com/apn/toolbar/docs/default/faq/en/ff/index.html#na4
* Also check your list of extensions, you may be able to uninstall it from there - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons

Firefox opens several tabs on startup...they used to name the site, now they just say Connecting w/spinning circle. ???

Firefox opens several tabs on startup. These have always displayed the name of the site in the past. But now they just say "Connecting" with a spinning circle... forever. Hard to find the tab I want-

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
It is also possible that there is a problem with the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.
Delete the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.
* Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/sessionstore.js
If you see files sessionstore-##.js with a number in the left part of the name like sessionstore-1.js then delete those as well.
Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and all open tabs to get lost, so you will have to create them again (make a note or bookmark them).
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore

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