
why the hell does my wife's computer started showing Top Sites-We DON'T want this
I want to completely remove the "Top Sites" and "Recommended by Pocket" windows on the start page. They interfere with normal use of Firefox. WHY did they appear in the first place????? Please DON'T take a Microsoft approach and think you know what I want. Let ME decide that.
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You can click the cogwheel button in the top right corner to select what to show on the new tab page or the home page.
You can disable the Activity Stream design and revert to the earlier design by setting this pref to false.
- browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled
For the home page you can disable the Activity Stream design by setting this pref to false on the about:config page.
- browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.aboutHome.enabled = false
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.
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Please remember this is a public forum. Edit your language please. Firefox Support Volunteers have nothing to do with that. As Firefox is free please watch the tone of your posts.
To submit suggestions for new or changed features, may I suggest: Feedback: https://qsurvey.mozilla.com/s3/FirefoxInput/
This is pretty easy : https://www.howtogeek.com/333805/how-to-change-or-customize-firefoxs-new-tab-page/ https://www.howtogeek.com/333110/how-to-customize-firefox-quantum-and-remove-the-white-space-around-the-title-bar/
Please make sure you get updated to 57.0.4 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version as it has security fixes for : http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/04/technology/spectre-meltdown-cpu-flaws-explainer/index.html
Phones/laptops/everything with a chip needs updating, look for INTEL or AMD patches next week.
Windows 10 also has a Security update for it : KB4056892 If you have not got it already you can do so your self : https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=kb4056892
Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.
Chosen Solution
You can click the cogwheel button in the top right corner to select what to show on the new tab page or the home page.
You can disable the Activity Stream design and revert to the earlier design by setting this pref to false.
- browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled
For the home page you can disable the Activity Stream design by setting this pref to false on the about:config page.
- browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.aboutHome.enabled = false
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.
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