Why do Firefox updates always change my home page?

After and update is automatically applied on startup, a mozilla page appears as the forced home page and my previous one is gone.

In about:config search for ''newtab''
change
browser.newtab.url: http://www.aol.com............... to
browser.newtab.url: about:blank
that will give you a blank page

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This web side "starwebsearch" always change default home page and go to "apype search" ,what i do?

this web side "starwebsearch" always change default home page and go to "apype search" ,what i do?

Do a malware check with some malware scan programs. You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of the database before doing a scan.
* http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
* http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
* http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
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Why does the update change my home page and make Google so prevelant?

Several of the last "updates" involved the changing of my bookmarks and home page,. The so called update required me to spend more time in refreshing the browser to its previous condition. This is frustrating to say the least. Second why does the updated version of of firefox seem to favor google?

Normally, an update does not change your home page...
What did you home page change to? That might help identify the source of the problem.
I assume you have tried changing your home page back to your preferred site, either in the Options dialog or using one of the other methods:
* [[Startup, home page and download settings]]
* [[How to set the home page]]
Did that work at all? By "at all" I mean:
* Immediately after making the change, if you click the Home button, or launch a new window using Ctrl+n, does your preferred page load? Or is that ignored?
* Does the setting revert later in your session (you see in Options it has changed)?
* Does the setting revert after you exit and start Firefox up again?
* Is the problem only when you use your Firefox desktop shortcut?
With that information, it will be easier to recommend a solution.
I'm not sure I understand your second question. Google has always been the default search provider in Firefox. Are you seeing even more Google than that?

Why does firefox (updated) on windows 7 NOT send a hotllink (must copy/paste),when using the 'send link' feature,whereas firefox on XP always sends a hotlink?

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why does firefox (updated) on windows 7 NOT send a hotllink (must copy/paste),when using the 'send link' feature,whereas firefox on XP always sends a hotlink? This feature has always worked perfectly on all my windows XP computers,but not at all on any of my versions of firefox on windows 7.How can i fix this? Why does it not work?

Hi,
Please check if this happens in [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]. You can also attach a screenshot on this page below '''Post a Reply''' > '''Add images: Browse ...'''

When ever I open firefox it always go to the page I last had open. How do I make it so that after I close firefox and next open it that it will go to my home page instead?

The above should be more then enough detail. I do not want the page I was on saved if I close firefox. I didn't used to do this. Before I performed a reformat(yesterday) firefox always went to my home page on launching firefox. I don't know why, it just always did maybe it was a carried over setting from the previous version of firefox or something. The only time it ever didn't was if firefox crashed, which in that case is the only time I want my current page and tabs saved. Can you tell me what I can do to make it so it doesn't do this? This is extremely irritating and unless I can fix it I'm switching to chrome.

# Click the orange Firefox button, then select Options to open the options window
# Go to the General panel
#Change the setting "When Firefox starts" to "Show my home page"

Problem with this new version is when i open firefox something change my home page to mozila defalut page and in the new tab open mozila firefox first run page.Sorry for my bad English

Problem with this new version is when i open firefox something change my home page to mozila defalut page and in the new tab open mozila firefox first run page.Sorry for my bad English

Sounds like this issue:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved
* [[Preferences are not saved]]

I loaded a jZip programme, now whenever I start Firefox it open with the jZip search page and I can't permanently change the home page to my own selection. How can I get rid of theis iZip home page

I have tried all the optons to change the home page, but when I exit from Firefox and restart, it will revert to the iZip search engine home page. I even deleted the izip search engine reference from the searchplugin directory but with no success

You can open the about:config page via the location bar and do a search for jzip via the Filter at the top of the about:config page. 
You can reset all jzip related prefs via the right-click context menu to their default values.
To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website. 
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page. 
You can use the Filter bar at to top of the about:config page to locate a pref more easily.

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I have done everything firefox says to do to change my home page. I want ti to be google but when I drag the icon over to my home page it only stays there for a few minutes and then bing shows back up. there is a little message that appears and says "someone has tried to change your home page and we have blocked it". I don't want bing aas a home page-don't know how it got on there anyway.

Try clicking Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
Add/Remove Programs
Look for something called Windows Live Search Protection or Bing Search Protection.
If you cant find that, try clicking Windows Live in the list, then clicking the change button. Untick anything that mentions Bing or the Bing Toolbar.

Why is Firefox "Update" burried so far down in the menu?

Why is Firefox "Update" burried so far down in the menu? I know where it is but others have trouble finding it. Why not bring it out into the light?

''the-edmeister [[#answer-695435|said]]''
<blockquote>
Not every user is going to receive the update on the day it is first released, for a couple of reasons. One is to spread out the load on the updates servers over a few days; not every "ping" that checks for the availability of an update will result in the update being downloaded and installed. Some users may not get the update for a few days, depending upon how often that use Firefox or launch Firefox. ''(Firefox "pings" the update server to see if an update is available as part of the startup routine once a day. For users that keep Firefox open for days at a time and keep their PC running 24/7, they won't get the update until they restart Firefox.)''
The second is when a suspected "issue" is found during the 4 or 5 days prior to the release date, when the "Release Candidate" builds are being tested. In such a case, Mozilla will "throttle" the update server to limit the number of users that get the update. That way far fewer users are inconvenienced with a potentially problematic "build" If it turns out that a "chemspill" build is needed to fix an "issue".
</blockquote>
Yes, at last, a simple (for non techie users) responsible answer, accurate, and.......analyze exactly how the update works in firefox. I love that, simple, clear answers for simple questions. :-)
thank you the-edmeister :-)

How can I stop firefox from changing my home page

I recently upgraded firefox and the new home page is "Jzip". I prefer Google Aust but every time i change the home page to google,Firefox changes it back to Jzip.How can i stop this.
Allan

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
You can open the about:config page via the location bar and do a search for jzip via the Filter at the top of the about:config page. 
You can reset all jzip related prefs that appear bold (user set) via the right-click context menu to their default values.
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Preferences+are+not+saved

With Firefox as my default browser for a desktop iMac, a note appears "An attempt to change your home page and default search has been blocked" It won't go away

With Firefox as my default browser for a desktop iMac, a note appears "An attempt to change your home page and default search has been blocked" It won't go away. It tells me to click on the checkmark to change settings but that doesn't work and the red x in the upper right hand corner doesn't remove the note which is in the upper left corner of my iMac ??? The only thing that removes the note is quitting Firefox but it reappear as soon as I start Firefox back up ???

If that does not work,
Start '''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Firefox in Safe Mode]''' {web Link} by holding down the '''<Shift> ''(Mac Options)'' ''' key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?
Start your '''Computer''' in safe mode with networking. Then start Firefox. Try '''Safe''' web sites.
'''[http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Linux+Safe+Mode Starting The Computer In Safe Mode; Free Online Encyclopedia]'''

Why does Firefox keep opening a separate Firefox tab along with my home page when I start it, and how do I stop it.

When I click on the Firefox icon, it opens my home page, but in a separate tab it opens a Firefox page. I only want my home page to open when I click the icon.

Firefox can store multiple home pages, make sure the other sites are not listed as home pages - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page

I want to change the home page that appears when I open firefox

When I open firefox the "ask.com" opens up as the homepage. I want to use another website as a homepage

-> Tap ALT key or press F10 to show the Menu Bar
-> go to Help Menu -> select "Restart with Add-ons Disabled"
Firefox will close then it will open up with just basic Firefox. Now do this:
-> go to View Menu -> Toolbars -> unselect All Unwanted/Incompatible Toolbars
-> go to Tools Menu -> Clear Recent History -> '''Time range to clear: select EVERYTHING''' -> click Details (small arrow) button -> place Checkmarks on '''Cookies, Cache''' -> click '''Clear Now'''
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> General -> '''When Firefox starts : select "Show My Home Page"''' -> Type the address of the website which you want to be your HomePage e.g. http://www.google.com
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Content -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Block Pop-up windows 2) Load images automatically 3) Enable JavaScript
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Security -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Warn me when sites try to install add-ons 2) Block reported attack sites 3) Block reported web forgeries 4) Remember Passwords for sites
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline Storage (Cache): click '''Clear Now''' button
-> Click OK on Options window
-> click the Favicon on SearchBar -> click '''Manage Search Engines''' -> select all Unwanted Search Engines and click '''Remove''' -> click OK
-> go to Tools Menu -> Add-ons -> Extensions section -> REMOVE All Unwanted/Suspicious Extensions (Add-ons) -> Restart Firefox
You can enable your Known & Trustworthy Add-ons and Themes later. Check and tell if its working.

Would like to change my home page. I click on options and my general tab is blank with only the ok and cancel buttons showing. How do I fix this?

In options, under the general tab, it is blank all except the ok and cancel buttons. I can't change my home page. Please help.

Hi cor-el,
Thank you for your reply. Before I had seen your reply. I went into options and under general, all of a sudden it showed what should be there. I closed browser and did it again and it didn't show. It has been blank for roughly two months. Just seems funny that I ask a question and after all this time of not showing what it should, it does, to only be blank again.
I have also been trying to update the flash player. That comes up completely blank as well with nothing showing at all. I did this several times the day before I posted my question. That same day I also hit the reset button for firefox when I was having trouble trying to update the flash player.
I did as you said to do. Nothing has changed. Is there something else that I could try?

I CAN'T GET THE "WHATS NEW" PAGE FROM COMMING UP FIRST. I CHANGED THE HOME PAGE IN THE PREFERENCES, IT DIDN'T HELP...

I CAN'T GET THE "WHATS NEW" PAGE FROM COMING UP FIRST. I CHANGED THE HOME PAGE IN THE "GENERAL SETTING" IN PREFERNCES, I RESTORED THE "DEFAULT HOME PAGE" NOTHING HELPS.
IF I CLICK IN ANY WEB LINK THE "WHATS NEW " PAGE KEEPS COMING UP FIRST. I THEN HAVE TO "X" IT OUT AND RE-CLICK ON THE WEB LINK FOR IT TO RELOAD. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING WRONG?

See this article for some suggestions: [[Firefox has just updated tab shows each time you start Firefox]]
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved and [[Preferences are not saved]]
* [[How to set the home page]] - Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' symbols

Why do Firefox updates always change my home page?

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