Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar. Type browser.startup.homepage

What is its value?

Are there active policies listed on that page ?

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson
• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-group-policy

• https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md

FredMcD said

Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar. Type browser.startup.homepage What is its value?

ah-HA! I think we're getting somewhere. I am not an IT guy, or a bidness. Just a 65 yr old retiree. So...here we go: https://news.google.com etc etc (my home page) the value continues...labout:policies#active

DrWhom said

the value continues...labout:policies#active

Well done. Remove the 'labout:policies#active' and you should be good to go.

FredMcD said

DrWhom said

the value continues...labout:policies#active

Well done. Remove the 'labout:policies#active' and you should be good to go.

Well here is where "I'm just a guy" comes in. How do I do that?  :)

I assume this is actually "|about:policies#active" (you posted a lowercase 'L').

You can check the homepage setting.

• Options/Preferences -> Home: Home
• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-set-the-home-page

Firefox supports multiple homepages separated by '|' (pipe) symbols.

ha ha ha THANK YOU!