Changing Firefox Browser Settings

To Change the Default Homepage

  • In top menu bar (press ALT if you do not see the top menu) select  Tools->Options
  • From this screen you can change the default Homepage.

    To Change the Default Search Engine

  • In the search box (to right of address bar), click on the down arrow and select a different search engine. You may remove the extra “Yahoo! Search” entry via manage search engines, which is in the same location.

    To Reset Address Bar Searches

  • Type “about:config” into the Firefox address bar, enter “browser.search.defaultenginename” and right click the relevant setting, then press “Reset”.

    To Reset Tab Behavior

  • Type “about:config” into the Firefox address bar, enter “browser.newtab.url” and right click the relevant setting, then press “Reset”.