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Browser.newtab.urt does not work

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jakellum
jakellum
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Cant get Browser.newtab.url to work see uploaded image

Cant get Browser.newtab.url to work see uploaded image

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Install this add-on. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/

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christ1
christ1
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Install this add-on. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/

FredMcD
FredMcD
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New Tab Override (browser.newtab.url replacement) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/

With Firefox 41 (and higher), it's no longer possible to customize the page shown in a new tab via changing the preference browser.newtab.url in about.config. Because of the fact that hijackers abused the preference in the past, Mozilla decided to remove it (see bug 1118285). Fortunately, by removing it, Mozilla also introduced a new API to bring this functionality back to life as an add-on. This add-on allows the user to choose a certain page in a new tab.