topic Re: Is Firefox starting with msn.com news by default now?! in Discussions

Is Firefox starting with msn.com news by default now?!

Captain-Nemo — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 06:46:40 GMT

Since the last update (I think), 99.0.1, when I start Firefox the first time in a day, it opens some msn.com news page by default. And this is not a normal version of Firefox, but a very pruned one, without the menu bar, the extension icons and other stuff.

This doesn't happen again that same day, even if I restart the computer.

Is this normal? Is this a "feature" now? How can I stop this behavior because I consider it intolerable?

Re: Is Firefox starting with msn.com news by default now?!

MintMain21 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:52:13 GMT

Have you tried checking if any extensions are forcing this behavior?

Have you tried manually changing the homepage in the settings?

Re: Is Firefox starting with msn.com news by default now?!

jscher2000 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:25:30 GMT

@Captain-Nemo wrote:
And this is not a normal version of Firefox, but a very pruned one, without the menu bar, the extension icons and other stuff.

And no tabs bar? That sounds like a popup window.

Does your normal startup page open as well?

If you try to restore the last closed window using Ctrl+Shift+N (on Mac, Command+Shift+N), do you get anything?