Opens multiable tabs on startup with tabs welcome to firefox and plugin installed how do i stop this?

every time i open my firefox browser its opens with my usual homepage tab along with a welcome to firefox tab and plug in installed tab, how do i stop the unwanted tabs from opening on start up?

Hi Kat565,
You should look at [https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+has+just+updated+tab+shows+each+time+you+start+Firefox this article about that specific issue] and the article [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved Preferences not saved]. It might be a pref.js issue. These should give you all the information you need!
If that doesn't work:
# Type about:config in the address bar
# Click ''I'll be careful, I promise'' if prompted
# In the Filter input field type ''startup''
# Double click on startup.homepage_override_url
# Delete the text string and click ''OK''
# Close Firefox and reopen the window to verify that it has worked.
Hopefully this helps!

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