These Are The Settings You Should Change After You Install Firefox
In this blog post, I walk you through the steps I recommend taking to configure Firefox to make it more user-friendly and provide a better overall experience with a web browser you're likely to use almost every day.
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Near the top right of Firefox, click the three stacked horizontal lines (hamburger icon).
Then click "Settings".
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Next, click "General" on the left hand side.
On the right under "General", if you would like Firefox to be your default browser, click that button. If not, leave it alone.
Below that are some tab options.
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I put a checkmark in each of the tab options, but it's completely up to you.
Scroll down a bit to your "Downloads" options. By default, downloads end up in your "Downloads" folder. You can change that if you wish. I also recommend "Always ask where to save files". I like that little extra bit of control.
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On the "Home" tab, you can set your home page, which is the first screen you'll see when you open Firefox. I recommend either www.startpage.com or www.duckduckgo.com.
Next up, on the "Privacy and Security" tab, are the Logins and Passwords options.
I recommend disabling all of these except "show alerts about passwords for breached websites.
I also recommend unchecking the autofill options under "Forms and Autofill".
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Scroll down a bit to the "Permissions" section.
I recommend going into the settings for "Notifications" and "Autoplay".
Here's what you'll see for "Autoplay". I recommend "block audio and video" in the dropdown as the Firefox default for all websites. I don't like the term "block" here. It just stops the audio or video from playing automatically. You can still press play.
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There is obviously more you can do in terms of setting up Firefox. You can restore your Firefox bookmarks if you had those backed up. You can also install third party browser extensions to add functionality, such as ad blockers, password managers, and more!
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