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browser.newtab.url is missing. Help

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Trudgeley
Trudgeley
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I normally have my new tabs set to the Google homepage. But today, it was just a blank page when I click a new tab. So I googled what to do and went to about:config. The instructions were to change the browser.newtab.url. However it is NOT there!!! I have searched for "browser.newtab" and it's not in the list. It simply isn't there. Help.

I normally have my new tabs set to the Google homepage. But today, it was just a blank page when I click a new tab. So I googled what to do and went to about:config. The instructions were to change the browser.newtab.url. However it is NOT there!!! I have searched for "browser.newtab" and it's not in the list. It simply isn't there. Help.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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That pref was removed in Firefox 41 and subsequent versions. I'm not currently doing Beta testing so I haven't had to deal with that yet.

It looks like this extension - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/custom-new-tab/ - will allow you to set your own choice for the New Tab URL.

Scribe
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Hi, from Firefox 41 you will need to use the add-on New Tab Override (browser.newtab.url replacement) to change the New Tab.

If your question is resolved by this or another answer, please take a minute to let us know. Thank you.

cor-el
cor-el
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If you have the Classic Theme Restorer extension then there is a setting there as well.

Classic Theme Restorer (see General UI (2)):