Firefox opens with home page tab and blank tab.

When I start Firefox (2) tabs open, my home page tab first and a blank tab second.

Does this occur other times that you navigate to your home page, such as:
* Opening a new window (Ctrl+n)
* Clicking the Home button or pressing Alt+Home on the keyboard
''If so,'' there might be an extra vertical bar character toward the end of your home page setting. You can check that in the Options dialog:
orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Options > General
More info on that:
* [[Startup, home page and download settings]]
* [[How to set the home page]]
''If not,'' it's possible that there's something odd in the shortcut you use to start Firefox. You can check here:
right-click the icon > Properties > Shortcut tab
The target field should have this, no more, no less:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

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<blockquote>Locking duplicate thread. 
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