The following details the procedure for changing the default home page for different browsers.

Internet Explorer

To change the default homepage in Internet Explorer, use Local Group Policy Editor.

  1. Click "Start" and type "gpedit.msc" into the search box.
  2. Press "Enter" to run Local Group Policy Editor.
  3. Select "User Configuration," "Administrative Templates," "Windows Components" and then "Internet Explorer" from the left pane.
  4. Right-click "Disable Changing Home Page Settings" from the right pane and then click "Edit."
  5. Click "Enabled."
  6. Enter the website address into the "Home Page" field.
  7. Click "OK" to set the default homepage in Internet Explorer.


Mozilla Firefox

To change the default home page in Mozilla Firefox, create the appropriate configuration files.

  1. Click "Start" and type "notepad" into the search box.
  2. Select "notepad.exe" from the search results.
  3. Copy and paste the following text into Notepad: [XRE] EnableProfileMigrator=false
  4. Save the file to your desktop with the name "override.ini". This will disable the Migration Wizard.
  5. Click "File" and then click "New."
  6. Copy and paste the following text: pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
  7. Save the file to the desktop as "local-settings.js" to lock the configuration file.
  8. Create a new file, then copy and paste the following text: // set Firefox Default homepage pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://");
  9. Replace "" with the URL of the target homepage. Save the file as "mozilla.cfg".
  10. Right-click "Start" and click "Open Windows Explorer."
  11. Navigate to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox."
  12. Go to the desktop.
  13. Hold down "Ctrl" and select the files "override.ini" and "mozilla.cfg."
  14. Drag the files over the Windows Explorer icon on the taskbar to re-open the window.
  15. Drop both files into the Mozilla Firefox folder.
  16. Navigate to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref."
  17. Go to the desktop, select "local-settings.js" and drag-and-drop the file into the "pref" folder by following the same instructions as in the preceding step.
  18. This will set the default homepage for all users.

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