Second window blank opens with Firefox startup - Only want saved one

This problem has been going on for about two years and I'm surprised it isn't fixed yet in my latest update. My Firefox is automatically started up, but an unwanted second window opens that blank and I have to close it. Previously it was a Java problem, but is it possible to create a Firefox version that can get a long with Java and just open one window?
Thanks.

I started in safe Mode. I have the default theme. Starting in safe mode still gave me the same problem. I went back to the normal Firefox and still had the same problem. Yesterday I restarted my computer for 11 Windows updates. I am not going to spend all day starting and restarting my computer and removing my History and whatever else. Firefox should have a direct contact to it's users, to assist them instead of having their users work for them as forum responders and trouble shooters. This has already taken up way too much of my time.
I will say in normal Firefox the additional NEW TAB had no URL in it, but it did have the 12 icons on the page. In Safe Mode it had a URL that began with Chrome and it had a blank page, it didn't have the 12 icons as in normal mode. I don't have anything Chrome on my computer.

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