You can check if you have a user.js file in the Firefox profile folder that sets the browser.sessionstore.resume_session_once pref to true.

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.sessionstore.resume_session_once

You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

• Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

See also:

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

Try entering about:config exactly as spelled here into the address bar. Then enter browser.newtab.url into the search bar. Double click the result that comes up to change the value to about:newtab, which is the home page.

Have a great day!

Jon

Jon said

Try entering about:config exactly as spelled here into the address bar. Then enter browser.newtab.url into the search bar. Double click the result that comes up to change the value to about:newtab, which is the home page.

Sorry, Jon. about:newtab is the New Tab page. The Home Page is about:home

Oh ya thanks Fred!