URL for Home page

What it does

If this policy is enabled, you can set a default home page. You can also lock the home page. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the user can set and change the home page.

What it writes

Hive

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Registry key

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage

Options

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

History 85 retained releases

1. 6.69 Jan 2025
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2. 6.526 Nov 2024
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3. 6.011 Jul 2024
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4. 4.126 Jun 2023
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5. 4.418 Oct 2022
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6. 2.1019 Apr 2021
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7. 2.823 Feb 2021
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8. 1.113 Dec 2019
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9. 1.1023 Oct 2019
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10. 1.8.229 Jul 2019
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11. 1.414 Dec 2018
    • Description … or not configured, the user can set and change the home page.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can set a default home page. You can also lock the home page. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the user can set and change the home page.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]

    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
12. 1.317 Oct 2018
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13. 1.211 Sep 2018
    • Description … or not configured, the user can set and change the home page.[added: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can set a default home page. You can also lock the home page. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the user can set and change the home page.[added: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60ESR]; resolved; Blank;
14. 1.09 May 2018
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

71 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name

HomepageURL

Namespace

Mozilla.Policies.Firefox

Template file

firefox.admx

Release

Mozilla Firefox 7.9.1 · file set a735e5407dca0f19…

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.HomepageURL)" explainText="$(string.HomepageURL_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage" name="HomepageURL" presentation="$(presentation.HomepageURL)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:Homepage" />
      <supportedOn ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF60" />
      <elements>
        <text id="HomepageURL" required="true" valueName="URL" />
        <boolean id="HomepageLocked" key="Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage" valueName="Locked">
          <trueValue>
            <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
      </elements>
    </policy>

<presentation id="HomepageURL" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <text>URL:</text>
        <textBox refId="HomepageURL">
          <label />
        </textBox>
        <checkBox refId="HomepageLocked">Don't allow the homepage to be changed.</checkBox>
      </presentation>

Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:Homepage
<category displayName="$(string.Homepage_group)" name="Homepage" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
    </category>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(string.firefox)" name="firefox" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies:Cat_Mozilla" />
    </category>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:definition:SUPPORTED_FF60
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF60)" name="SUPPORTED_FF60" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(string.mozilla)" name="Cat_Mozilla" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:Homepage
<category displayName="$(string.Homepage_group)" name="Homepage" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:Homepage_group">Home page</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(string.firefox)" name="firefox" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies:Cat_Mozilla" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox">Firefox</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:definition:SUPPORTED_FF60
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF60)" name="SUPPORTED_FF60" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF60">Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR or later</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(string.mozilla)" name="Cat_Mozilla" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies:mozilla">Mozilla</string></strings>