{"id":36159,"date":"2023-11-19T09:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T09:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/?p=36159"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:40:00","slug":"how-to-turn-off-frequent-list-on-mozilla-firefox-and-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/how-to-turn-off-frequent-list-on-mozilla-firefox-and-variants\/","title":{"rendered":"How to turn off frequent list on Mozilla Firefox and variants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To turn off the frequent list on Firefox, you can change a hidden preference in the about:config settings. Here are the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"has-palette-color-6-background-color has-background wp-block-list\">\n<li>Type &#8220;about:config&#8221; into the Firefox address bar and press Enter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accept the warning message that appears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the preference &#8220;browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled&#8221; and double-click on it to change its value to false. If you do not find a list, just paste browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled into the search box and hit it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e86d3b703d5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e86d3b703d5\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"140\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-search-jpg.webp\" alt=\"on search\" class=\"wp-image-36163\" style=\"border-radius:3px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-search-jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-search-768x56.webp 768w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-search-1536x112.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On search<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e86d3b70882&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e86d3b70882\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"151\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-togle-to-false-jpg.webp\" alt=\"on togle to false\" class=\"wp-image-36164\" style=\"border-radius:3px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-togle-to-false-jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-togle-to-false-768x60.webp 768w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2023\/11\/on-togle-to-false-1536x121.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On toggle to false<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gtech-migrated-from-ad-inserter-placement-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-1739096203\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-37405951\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/linkout\/78735\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"notrack\" aria-label=\"005\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2026\/03\/005.webp\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2026\/03\/005.webp 1000w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2026\/03\/005-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><p>This will remove the frequently used section from the jump list. If you prefer to turn off the jump lists entirely, you can change the preference &#8220;browser.taskbar.lists.enabled&#8221; to false. Note that this will remove both the Recent and Tasks sections from the jump list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cls has-palette-color-14-color has-palette-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-66b148ff3c8dc21ec161f4c15af2c6b4\">Keep in mind that these changes are specific to the Firefox browser and may not affect the system-wide settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information \u2139<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/i\/mozilla-firefox\/\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"gtech-end-cont\" id=\"gtech-940285071\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-1391859375\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/linkout\/78735\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"notrack\" aria-label=\"005\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2026\/03\/005.webp\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2026\/03\/005.webp 1000w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2026\/03\/005-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are part of the user community who wish to turn off or remove the &#8220;Recent&#8221; section from the jump list in the taskbar. 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