Regarding the video: is this a problem on all sites, or on Youtube in particular? Does the video resume after pausing or just stop permanently? ---- Regarding the new tab, here's the hidden setting to point it to Google: (1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful. (2) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''newtab''' and pause while the list is filtered (3) Double-click the '''browser.newtab.url''' preference and enter your preferred page: * ''Page thumbnails (default)'' => about:newtab * ''Blank tab'' => about:blank * ''Built-in Firefox home page'' => about:home * ''Any other page'' => full URL to the page Press Ctrl+t to open a new tab and verify that it worked. Fixed? Two gotchas: * If Firefox ignores the setting, one of your extensions may be overriding it. You can review, disable, and/or remove extensions on the add-ons page:<br><br>"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons > ''in the left column click'' Extensions * If the change works but at the next startup is back to blank, you might have a user.js file in your personal Firefox settings folder (your Firefox profile folder), or software which undoes your settings changes. This article describes how to track down and remove a user.js file: [[How to fix preferences that won't save]]. Software that can undo your changes includes Advanced SystemCare ("surfing protection") and similar utilities/features. Any luck?