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how do i delete the firefox independence video from my start up and just get the firefox icon?

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After updating to the latest firefox, 33 i think, at startup I initially get the firefox icon and then it immediatly goes to the firefox independence video (34 seconds long). Its irritating and i can not seem to get rid of it. Firefox icon shows and then is overllaid by this video. Help me get rid of it! Thanks!

After updating to the latest firefox, 33 i think, at startup I initially get the firefox icon and then it immediatly goes to the firefox independence video (34 seconds long). Its irritating and i can not seem to get rid of it. Firefox icon shows and then is overllaid by this video. Help me get rid of it! Thanks!

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Here's how to "fix it". Type about:config in the Location Bar and hit Enter. Accept the "dragons" message to see the advanced prefs screen. Use the Search field at the top to enter the pref mentioned below.

You can set the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref to an empty string to stop your Firefox from retrieving "snippets" and brandLogo changes. Right-click that pref and select Modify then clear the Value for that pref in the box that appears, then click OK. That will also disable the "snippets" that appear below the Search container on the default homepage.

Then you need to open your Profile folder, via Help > Troubeshooting Information > Profile folder >> Show Folder button. Then close Firefox. With your Profile folder open and Firefox closed ("3-bar" Firefox menu button > Exit/Quit), wait minute or so, then delete the storage\moz-safe-about+home folder in the Firefox profile folder to remove the brandLogo and snippets stored in IndexedDB to make Firefox use the default brandLogo and a default snippet set.


If you should later change your mind about those modifications, you can reset the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref via the right-click context menu and use Reset to get the default value back and start using the storage\moz-safe-about+home folder again.

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Hi fishingreel, If I understand correctly you open the home page of firefox. just change your homepage when you open Control Panel.

Press the Alt key and go to tools->options. Head in the "General" tab and change the start page.

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Did not work!

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Show the same problem when you close and reopen firefox?

Have you checked if the settings were saved the site that you set earlier?

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If you need more help to set a different Firefox home page or to restore the default home page in Firefox, see How to set the home page.

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Here's how to "fix it". Type about:config in the Location Bar and hit Enter. Accept the "dragons" message to see the advanced prefs screen. Use the Search field at the top to enter the pref mentioned below.

You can set the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref to an empty string to stop your Firefox from retrieving "snippets" and brandLogo changes. Right-click that pref and select Modify then clear the Value for that pref in the box that appears, then click OK. That will also disable the "snippets" that appear below the Search container on the default homepage.

Then you need to open your Profile folder, via Help > Troubeshooting Information > Profile folder >> Show Folder button. Then close Firefox. With your Profile folder open and Firefox closed ("3-bar" Firefox menu button > Exit/Quit), wait minute or so, then delete the storage\moz-safe-about+home folder in the Firefox profile folder to remove the brandLogo and snippets stored in IndexedDB to make Firefox use the default brandLogo and a default snippet set.


If you should later change your mind about those modifications, you can reset the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref via the right-click context menu and use Reset to get the default value back and start using the storage\moz-safe-about+home folder again.

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Yes no fix yet

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yes checked and ok

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everything ok

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Thanks, it worked exactly as you stated. Thanks again Bill