What you can set in "Settings -> Home" as the new tab page is limited. You can look for an extension on the Add-ons website to set the new tab page. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/ See also: *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-new-tab-page *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/hide-or-display-content-new-tab ---- You can set <b>browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar = false</b> on the <b>about:config</b> page to make the new tab page use its search bar instead of the location bar. You can open the <b>about:config</b> page via the location/address bar. You can click the button to "Accept the Risk and Continue". *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox <i>'''WARNING: Changing preferences through this interface not officially supported''' Hidden settings edited using the about:config tool are explicitly not supported, which means that Mozilla makes no guarantees they will be supported in the future, or that Mozilla will fix them if they break. Mozilla does not test these preferences, and will not in the future. That includes security and performance testing which these preferences may affect. </i> ''[Warning added by moderator]''