incursion of preset box orior to hotmail signing in

Such choices are usually saved in a cookie, so you need to make sure to keep such a cookie.

You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you.

• create a cookie allow exception with the proper protocol (https:// or http://) to make a website remember you

You can check that you aren't clearing important cookies.

• using "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" to clear cookies keeps cookies with an allow exception
  in 102+ version toggling this setting makes changes to the "Clear history when Firefox closes" settings and those settings prevail
• using "Clear history when Firefox closes" in Firefox 102+ honors exceptions and keeps cookies with an allow exception, previous versions removed all cookies

Make sure to keep the "Site settings".

• clearing "Site settings" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data

• Settings -> Privacy & Security
  Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Exceptions"
• Settings -> Privacy & Security
  Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history":
  [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" -> Settings

See also:

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/total-cookie-protection-and-website-breakage-faq

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