This built-in page varies from browser to browser, but is often some combination of search box, shortcuts to common websites, and possibly news and other information. The default behavior is often set to display a new tab page on startup. What’s a homepage?Ī “homepage” or “startup page” is the page your web browser opens when you first run the software, and the page it returns to when you click on the “Home” button in the browser’s toolbar. You can be more productive and even avoid ads by taking control and making your own choice. Homepages can appear to change if the content of the page is changed by the website owner. Homepage settings can also change as a side effect of some software installs or malware. In most browsers, you can set the home (or startup) page by going to Options or Settings, looking for the homepage setting, and configuring the URL of the page(s) you want to open on browser startup (or Home button press).
