Alternatively, filter for, double-click it and replace the about:newtab value with another page in the browser. 
This disables the new tab page and displays a blank page instead.
Filter for and double-click the entry to change its value to false. Enter about:config in the browser's address bar to load the advanced preferences listing. Any user with access to the computer or the Firefox profile directory can still access the thumbnails to have a look at the visited sites as they are still generated by the browser.įirefox users have several options at hand to mitigate the issue, but only one that turns off the browser's new tab page feature. The hide button on the new tab page may be a good start, but all it does is hide the list of sites and thumbnails on the page. We have already posted our fair share of new tab page troubleshooting tips here on Ghacks, to fix issues with websites or thumbnails not being displayed on the new tab page.įor now, that is at least until the security issue gets fixed by Mozilla, it is recommended to turn off the feature in the browser. According to several reports, Firefox may currently include snapshots of https sessions on the new tab page, with some users reporting that thumbnails were revealing online banking and webmail information on the page. 
#Firefox 40.0.3 turn off reload tabs update
This update is likely linked to a caching issue of the browser's new tab page. Mozilla is currently in the process of releasing an update for its Firefox browser that brings the version of the stable branch to 13.0.2.
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