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How do I make Firefox not open the homepage in new windows?

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buzzsaw304
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Hi. I have a collection of 4 pages set to open every time I start Firefox. Whenever I need to open a new window, my 4 pages open again.

I would like to have those 4 pages open only the first time I start the browser, because I never close them. Obviously I don't need them open again.

How can I set it so that these 4 pages open the first time I start my browser, but only have a blank page open the next time I select "open new window."

Even more ideal would be to have the choice to open my homepages or a blank page (in case for some reason they do get closed).

Any solution that takes more than one extra step is one extra step too many. Otherwise, I'd simply just x out of three of my pages and change the URL of the 4th.

I'm not entirely technically minded, so if yours is a technical solution, I thank you in advance for clearly laying out the steps one-by one.

Cheers.

Hi. I have a collection of 4 pages set to open every time I start Firefox. Whenever I need to open a new window, my 4 pages open again. I would like to have those 4 pages open only the first time I start the browser, because I never close them. Obviously I don't need them open again. How can I set it so that these 4 pages open the first time I start my browser, but only have a blank page open the next time I select "open new window." Even more ideal would be to have the choice to open my homepages or a blank page (in case for some reason they do get closed). Any solution that takes more than one extra step is one extra step too many. Otherwise, I'd simply just x out of three of my pages and change the URL of the 4th. I'm not entirely technically minded, so if yours is a technical solution, I thank you in advance for clearly laying out the steps one-by one. Cheers.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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One possibility would be to change how you open a new window. You can create a bookmark for Firefox's about:blank page and then, to open it in a new window, shift+click the bookmark.

(To create it, right-click the Bookmarks Toolbar or Bookmarks Menu near where you want to add it and choose New Bookmark. Enter about:blank in the Location and any description you like in the Name, then click Add Bookmark.)

But that might be difficult to remember or inconvenient, so the next thought would be to bookmark your 4 home pages as a group in a single folder on your Bookmarks Toolbar or Bookmarks Menu, as you prefer. If you middle-click that folder with the mouse scroll wheel, Firefox will open all of its pages in separate tabs in the same window. Does that still count as 1 step?

(To create it, open a new window with your four tabs. Right-click any of the tabs and choose Bookmark All Tabs. This will create the new folder. Assuming it tests out, you can then change your Firefox home page to about:blank to display a blank page.)

Are we getting closer?

cor-el
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You can use a desktop shortcut with those four web pages appended to the target field to open them when you start Firefox. Then you can set the home page to the page(s) that you want to open during the session.