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Why do the back/forward arrows no longer work - they are grayed out?

Firefox
rick_s replied 15 jaar gelede
rick_s
rick_s

When I start a new Firefox window or tab the back/forward arrows do not work and are grayed out. I can get previous sites by right click. I also get an orange "Firefox" dropdown tab in the upper left corner. It appears as though I have a Firefox window on top of a regular window.

When I start a new Firefox window or tab the back/forward arrows do not work and are grayed out. I can get previous sites by right click. I also get an orange "Firefox" dropdown tab in the upper left corner. It appears as though I have a Firefox window on top of a regular window.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Gekose oplossing

Start Firefox in Use Troubleshoot Mode in Firefox to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

rick_s
rick_s Vraag-eienaar

Problem appears to be resolved - my forward/back arrows are now functional. Thanks