Browser.startup.page

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is browser.startup.page.

This article describes the preference browser.startup.page. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
- 2.1 0
- 2.2 1
- 2.3 2
- 2.4 3
3 UI
- 3.1 Firefox 2.0
4 Previous effects
5 First checked in
6 Has an effect in
7 Related bugs
8 Related preferences

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Background

Each time the web browser starts, this preference is consulted to determine what to display. It has superseded browser.sessionstore.resume_session as the preference determining whether saved sessions are restored.

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Possible values and their effects

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0

Start with a blank page (about:blank).

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1

Start with the web page(s) defined as the home page(s). (Default)

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2

Load the last visited page.

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3

Resume the previous browser session (Firefox only, implemented after Firefox 2 beta 1)

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UI

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Firefox 2.0

“Show my home page,” Show a blank page,” and “Show my windows and tabs from last time” under “Tools → Options → Main → Startup → When Firefox starts” toggle between 1, 0, and 3, respectively.

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