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When I open a new tab, firefox automatically opens an undesired site. How do I turn this off?

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Sir,

When, I open a new tab, an undesired web site is getting opened automatically. I wish to change this setting. I wish to open a blank page, when I open a new tab. Kindly help me.

Sir, When, I open a new tab, an undesired web site is getting opened automatically. I wish to change this setting. I wish to open a blank page, when I open a new tab. Kindly help me.

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A new tab opens by default as a blank tab (about:blank).

If that isn't the case then an extension has changed that behavior.

You can middle-click or hold down Ctrl and left-click the Home button on the Navigation toolbar to open the Home page in a new tab.

You can look at this extension to set which page to open in a new tab: