Remove Most Visited Pages

Firefox calls this feature "Shortcuts" or "Top Sites," and it offers robust privacy controls to disable it permanently. On Desktop Open a new tab.

💡 : If you accidentally dismiss a site, you can click "Undo" at the top of the page to restore it.

To delete a single site, hover over the tile, click the icon, and select Dismiss . (Selecting Unpin will keep it in the history pool, while Dismiss removes it entirely from the page).

When visiting sensitive websites, always open a private window. Browsers do not log history or count visits from private sessions.

Several Chrome extensions can replace or modify the new tab page. Popular options available on the Chrome Web Store include: remove most visited pages

When to keep most-visited pages

Which you are using (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android)?

: Since these shortcuts are generated from your history, you can clear them by going to Settings > Privacy and security > Delete browsing data and selecting Browsing history . Microsoft Edge Edge uses a similar system for "Quick Links":

– Creates the cleanest possible browsing experience with zero distractions. Firefox calls this feature "Shortcuts" or "Top Sites,"

Managing Safari's Start Page on macOS is even easier:

Uncheck the checkbox next to . The section will vanish from your Start Page immediately. On iPhone and iPad (iOS/iPadOS) Open Safari and open a New Tab to bring up the Start Page. Scroll to the Frequently Visited section.

Press (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + Delete (Mac). Set the time range to All Time or Everything . Check the box for Browsing History . Click Clear Data .

Toggle the switch to turn off shortcuts, or select . On Mobile (Android and iOS) To delete a single site, hover over the

Apple calls this section "Frequently Visited." It syncs across your iCloud devices, so removing them in one place often cleans up your other screens too. Open a New Tab.

Alternatively, from the Settings menu:

Yes, there are many Chrome extensions that allow you to customize your new tab page, such as Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts [5.3].

: Open Safari to the start page (new tab) and scroll to the bottom. Tap Edit and toggle off Frequently Visited .

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