When I open Firefox, I get my home page and a new tab at the same time. Why the new tab also? Make it stop!

How may I set up Firefox so that when I launch the browser I get only my home page, and not an additional web page? Thank you

The MySearchDial extension has been reported to cause this issue.
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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