browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites (Mozilla Firefox Group Policy)

What it does

If this policy is enabled, the preference is locked to the string entered. If this policy is disabled, it has no effect. For a description of the preference, see: https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#preferences

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key: Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Preferences_StringRequired	Text	`browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites`	Up to 255 characters

Configure and deploy

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

Fix the highlighted options to generate output.

History 85 retained releases

6.1028 Apr 2025
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6.69 Jan 2025
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4.126 Jun 2023
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4.418 Oct 2022
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3.102 Jun 2022
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3.79 Mar 2022
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3.48 Dec 2021
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2.1019 Apr 2021
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2.823 Feb 2021
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2.322 Sep 2020
- Moved Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences[added: (Deprecated)]
2.011 Jul 2020
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1.174 Jun 2020
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1.127 Jan 2020
- Added in this release.

60 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: browser_newtabpage_activity-stream_default_sites
Namespace: Mozilla.Policies.Firefox
Template file: firefox.admx
Release: Mozilla Firefox 7.9.1 · file set a735e5407dca0f19…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.browser_newtabpage_activity-stream_default_sites)" explainText="$(string.Preferences_String_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences" name="browser_newtabpage_activity-stream_default_sites" presentation="$(presentation.Preferences_String)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:Preferences" />
      <supportedOn ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF72" />
      <elements>
        <text id="Preferences_String" required="true" valueName="browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="Preferences_String" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <textBox refId="Preferences_String">
          <label />
        </textBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:Preferences
<category displayName="$(string.Preferences_group)" name="Preferences" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
    </category>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(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_FF72
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF72)" name="SUPPORTED_FF72" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(string.mozilla)" name="Cat_Mozilla" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:Preferences
<category displayName="$(string.Preferences_group)" name="Preferences" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:Preferences_group">Preferences (Deprecated)</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(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_FF72
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF72)" name="SUPPORTED_FF72" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF72">Firefox 72 or later, Firefox 68.4 ESR or later</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(string.mozilla)" name="Cat_Mozilla" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies:mozilla">Mozilla</string></strings>