{"id":914,"date":"2021-05-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/?p=914"},"modified":"2022-08-02T18:41:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T13:11:43","slug":"set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set a Clean, Blank Startup Page in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web Browsers have evolved a lot in the past decade or so. They have become very feature-rich. However, in this process, the start page of almost every popular browser has become a bit clunky. The browsers show recently visited sites, news, weather, date, and a lot of other stuff. For some, it might be useful, but some users want their startup page to be clean and minimal. If you are one of such users, stick with this article. Here&#8217;re how you can set a clean, blank startup page in <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/google-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Chrome<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/microsoft-edge\"> Microsoft Edge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/firefox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firefox<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/tag\/opera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opera<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6621659165b29\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span 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ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Make_the_Startup_Page_Clean_and_Blank_in_Chrome_Edge_Firefox_and_Opera\" title=\"Make the Startup Page Clean and Blank in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera\">Make the Startup Page Clean and Blank in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Google_Chrome\" title=\"Google Chrome\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Microsoft_Edge\" title=\"Microsoft Edge\">Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Mozilla_Firefox\" title=\"Mozilla Firefox\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Opera_Browser\" title=\"Opera Browser\">Opera Browser<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Method_1\" title=\"Method 1\">Method 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Method_2\" title=\"Method 2\">Method 2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/blog\/914\/set-blank-start-page-in-chrome-edge-firefox-opera\/#Final_Words-_Set_Blank_Startup_Page_in_Your_Browser\" title=\"Final Words- Set Blank Startup Page in Your Browser\">Final Words- Set Blank Startup Page in Your Browser<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_the_Startup_Page_Clean_and_Blank_in_Chrome_Edge_Firefox_and_Opera\"><\/span>Make the Startup Page Clean and Blank in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Chrome\"><\/span>Google Chrome<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-start-page-in-Google-Chrome-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Set Blank Startup Page Chrome\" class=\"wp-image-917\" width=\"815\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-start-page-in-Google-Chrome-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-start-page-in-Google-Chrome-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-start-page-in-Google-Chrome-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-start-page-in-Google-Chrome-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-start-page-in-Google-Chrome-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In comparison to other browsers, the default start page of Google Chrome is quite clean and clear. The only elements on the start page are the Google search box, shortcuts, and some links from Google. However, if you already decided to make the start page completely clean and blank, here is how you can do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Type <strong>chrome:\/\/settings\/onStartup<\/strong> in address bar. It might be set as Open the New Tab page change it to Open a specific page or set of pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Open-a-specific-page-1024x448.png\" alt=\"Open a specific page or set of pages\" class=\"wp-image-915\" width=\"512\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Open-a-specific-page-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Open-a-specific-page-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Open-a-specific-page-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Open-a-specific-page.png 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Click on add a new page and enter about:blank as the URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-this-page-1024x300.png\" alt=\"about:blank\" class=\"wp-image-916\" width=\"512\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-this-page-1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-this-page-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-this-page-768x225.png 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-this-page.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Close Chrome and restart it. Now you will get a completely blank start page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microsoft_Edge\"><\/span>Microsoft Edge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-in-Edge-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"Set Blank Startup Page in Microsoft Edge\" class=\"wp-image-921\" width=\"823\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-in-Edge-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-in-Edge-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-in-Edge-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-in-Edge-1536x960.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-in-Edge-2048x1280.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft has ditched Internet Explorer in favor of a new Edge browser. It is based on Chromium, the same engine that is used in Google Chrome. That&#8217;s why the steps needed to set a blank start-up page in Microsoft Edge are quite similar to Chrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Type <strong>edge:\/\/settings\/onStartup<\/strong> in the address bar and you will land directly on the On Startup settings. By default, it will be set to Open a new tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-settings-in-Edge-1024x329.png\" alt=\"Set Blank Startup Page in Microsoft Edge\" class=\"wp-image-919\" width=\"512\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-settings-in-Edge-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-settings-in-Edge-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-settings-in-Edge-768x247.png 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-settings-in-Edge-1536x494.png 1536w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-settings-in-Edge.png 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Select<strong> Open a specific page or pages <\/strong>and click on <strong>Add a New Page<\/strong>. Enter<strong> about:blank<\/strong> as URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-a-new-Startup-page-in-Edge.png\" alt=\"Add a New Page\" class=\"wp-image-920\" width=\"401\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-a-new-Startup-page-in-Edge.png 802w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-a-new-Startup-page-in-Edge-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Add-a-new-Startup-page-in-Edge-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Quit Edge and relaunch it and now the startup page will be completely blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mozilla_Firefox\"><\/span>Mozilla Firefox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-Startup-page-in-Firefox-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"Set Blank Startup Page in Firefox\" class=\"wp-image-924\" width=\"818\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-Startup-page-in-Firefox-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-Startup-page-in-Firefox-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-Startup-page-in-Firefox-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-Startup-page-in-Firefox-1536x960.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-Startup-page-in-Firefox-2048x1280.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of giving users the option to set a blank page as a startup page, Firefox is far ahead of any other browser. No need to go through any workarounds as the option is in-built in the browser. All you need is to select the option by following the below steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Type <strong>about:preferences#home<\/strong> in Firefox address bar. It will take you directly to the homepage settings. By default, it will be set as Firefox Home in both &#8220;Homepage and new windows&#8221; and new tabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefox-Home-1024x364.png\" alt=\"Firefox homepage settings\" class=\"wp-image-922\" width=\"512\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefox-Home-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefox-Home-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefox-Home-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefox-Home.png 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on the down-facing arrow and select <strong>Blank Page<\/strong> from the available options. This will change your new tab and homepage to a Blank Page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-startup-page-in-Firefox-1024x344.png\" alt=\"Set homepage as blank page\" class=\"wp-image-923\" width=\"512\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-startup-page-in-Firefox-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-startup-page-in-Firefox-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-startup-page-in-Firefox-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-page-as-startup-page-in-Firefox.png 1494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Close Firefox and relaunch. It&#8217;ll welcome you with a completely blank page as the startup page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opera_Browser\"><\/span>Opera Browser<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Opera has added a lot of built-in settings lately to capture some browser market share from its competitors. But users have complained that the default Opera start page is very clunky. The complaints are true to an extent. But nothing to worry about as I will tell you two ways to make the Opera startup page completely clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/By-default-Opera-startpage-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"Set Blank Startup Page in Opera Browser\" class=\"wp-image-925\" width=\"816\" height=\"508\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1\"><\/span>Method 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Click on the<strong> Easy Setup<\/strong> icon at the top right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Easy-Setup.png\" alt=\"Easy Setup\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Easy-Setup.png 396w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Easy-Setup-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Below the Appearance, you will see a setting named <strong>Start page<\/strong> with all the toggles enabled by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-page-settings-in-Opera.png\" alt=\"Start Page settings\" class=\"wp-image-926\" width=\"369\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-page-settings-in-Opera.png 738w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-page-settings-in-Opera-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>As you want a blank page as a startup page, disable all the toggles starting from Show Wallpaper to Show Weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-page.png\" alt=\"Disable every startup page elements\" class=\"wp-image-927\" width=\"358\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-page.png 716w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-page-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Now close Opera and reopen it. You will get a page that is completely blank except a Google search box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-up-page-in-Opera-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"Set Blank Start Page in Opera Browser\" class=\"wp-image-929\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-up-page-in-Opera-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-up-page-in-Opera-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-up-page-in-Opera-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-up-page-in-Opera-1536x960.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Start-up-page-in-Opera-2048x1280.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2\"><\/span>Method 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you want to remove the Google search box from startup page, follow these steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Type <strong>opera:\/\/settings <\/strong>in the address bar. Then, scroll down until you found <strong>On startup<\/strong> settings. By default, it will be set to Begin fresh with the start page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-in-Opera-1024x301.png\" alt=\"On startup settings in Opera\" class=\"wp-image-930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-in-Opera-1024x301.png 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-in-Opera-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-in-Opera-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-startup-in-Opera.png 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Select <strong>Open a specific page or set of pages.<\/strong> Now, click on <strong>Add a new page<\/strong> and add <strong>about:blank<\/strong> in the Site URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-a-new-page-as-startup-page-in-Opera-1024x453.png\" alt=\"add a new page about:blank\" class=\"wp-image-931\" width=\"512\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-a-new-page-as-startup-page-in-Opera-1024x453.png 1024w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-a-new-page-as-startup-page-in-Opera-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-a-new-page-as-startup-page-in-Opera-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-a-new-page-as-startup-page-in-Opera.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Close Opera and restart it. You will now get a truly blank startup page in the browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/browsertouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blank-startup-page-in-Opera-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"Set Blank Startup Page in Opera Browser\" class=\"wp-image-928\" width=\"835\" height=\"521\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Words-_Set_Blank_Startup_Page_in_Your_Browser\"><\/span>Final Words- Set Blank Startup Page in Your Browser<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, it might seem challenging to make the startup page clean and clutter-free, but it is effortless. 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