How to change the homepage in the web browser

The home page is the first page that the browser will appear on startup. Most web browsers have a default home page that displays recently visited web pages and possibly other content depending on their preferences. You can change this default homepage and this is how to change on Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari.

How to change the homepage in Google Chrome

You refer to the post How to reset the homepage for Google Chrome browser to know the implementation.

Homepage changes in Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox supports home pages on both desktop and mobile versions.

On the desktop version of Firefox

Click the menu button at the top right, then click the " Options " command.

On the next page, you will see the ' Home Page ' section with many options.

Firefox supports many home pages. If you have multiple home pages, each page will open in a separate tab when you start the browser. You can enter (or paste) addresses directly into the text box. If you enter multiple addresses, separate them with characters (/).

Clicking the " Use Current Pages " button will add all open tabs in the active window to your homepage. Clicking the " Use Bookmark " button allows you to select an address from the bookmark.

There is no save button on this interface because any changes you make will be saved automatically. Just above the Home Page section, you'll see several options displayed when Firefox starts. Select the " Show Your Home Page " setting to let Firefox open your homepage when it starts.

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On Firefox for mobile version

On the mobile version of Firefox, the home page setup process is slightly different. Open Firefox on your phone, then touch the menu button at the top right. On the menu, touch the ' Settings ' option.

On the Settings page, tap the " General " category. On the General page, click on the ' Home ' setting.

On the Home page, click on the ' Set a Homepage ' option.

In the pop-up window, select the option ' Custom ', then click the ' OK ' button.

In the text box that appears, enter the URL you want to set as your homepage and click the ' OK ' button.

Back to the Home page, you will see your new homepage has been set up.

How to change the homepage in Microsoft Edge

Similar to Chrome, Microsoft Edge only supports home page changes in the desktop version. Start by clicking the menu button at the top right of the Edge window.

On the menu, click on the ' Settings ' option.

Menu changes to display settings. Click on the ' Open Microsoft Edge With ' drop-down menu and then click on the option ' A Specific Page Or Pages '.

In the text box that appears below that drop-down menu, enter the URL you want to set as your homepage and click the " Save " button.

Your changes are saved and the homepage is set to the address you entered.

How to change the homepage in Apple Safari

Just like with Chrome and Edge, you can only set the home page on the desktop version of Safari. In Safari, click the gear icon in the top right to open the settings menu, then click the " Preferences " command.

Safari supports separate home pages for new windows and new tabs. The new ' Windows Open With ' drop-down menus control what appears when you open a new Safari window.

The settings just below will configure how new tabs work.

To set your own home page for windows or tabs (or both), simply select the " Homepage " option on those drop-down menus, then enter the URL for the homepage you want to use in the " Homepage " box. . You can also click the ' Set To Current Page ' button to set your homepage to the current tab.

You do not need to save because these changes have been saved automatically.

I wish you all success!

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