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My local newspaper has gone only digital, which I actually like. But, there is an option on the bottom of the reader that is available when using Edge and is not available when I use Firefox. A mouseOver on Edge displays "Print or clip". Yes, it's a snipping tool and/or print option. But it really right-sizes the snipped area perfectly for printing crossword puzzles. The Windows snipping tool (Windows 11) makes it too small so I need to go to Edge for only this one task. My first preference would be to get the function on the Firefox screen, and my second choice would be to figure out how to use the Windows snipping tool to print without leaving Firefox. Firefox 147.0.1 (64-bit) The reader if your allowed to open it: https://reader.sl.nj.com/full_page_image/the-star-ledger-2026-01-31-page-42/content.html There are Edge and Firefox screenshots in the attached file. The icon(s) of which I speak is the first of the four on the bottom right of the Edge screenshot ( the first screenshot).

Facebook videos in Firefox stop playing when clicking the Windows 11 Start button or opening Solitaire (after recent update)

This issue has just started after a Windows 11 update and restart. It has never happened before. I usually watch Facebook Reels while playing Solitaire at the same time — yes, I know, I don’t have a life.

This morning, after the update and restart, I opened Facebook and started watching a Reel as normal. As soon as I clicked the Windows Start button to open the list of programs, the video stopped. I then selected Solitaire, which opened to the taskbar. I restarted the video, clicked Solitaire to open the game fully, and the video stopped again. As soon as I minimize Solitaire, the video resumes playing.

I’ve tried all the suggestions I could find via Google, but nothing has worked so far. Note that this only affects videos playing directly on Facebook — videos playing in the Windows Media Player Legacy video player itself are not affected.

Any help would be greatly appreciated… and yes, as mentioned, I clearly don’t have a life 😅 Link to video showing what happens when I select Solitaire in the Taskbar. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKLIl3I4f9lfTZvbU-9pJ1gMbOU7h0zm/view?usp=sharing

Regards everyone.

More info... I run two monitors and it seem if I click on whatever I have open in the second monitor the FB video stops. So something has changed after I turned my computer on this morning and updated Windows. I even did a System Restore to a setting two days before this new update and nothing changed still have the problem.

A few weeks I started having trouble accessing the aa.com website. I would get this message:

Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.aa.com/" on this server.

Reference #18.8b0ec617.1769870573.b9fa42c

https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.8b0ec617.1769870573.b9fa42c

I can access without issue on Edge and Chrome, but they aren't my preferred browsers. And if I use google to directly go to a specific page within the site, such a the technical support page, I can access that, and log in from there.

I tried all of the typical trouble shooting steps, like clearing cache and cookies. None of that helped.

Then today I decided to pull out my laptop and see if I could access aa.com from there. I could, with no issues.

So, this is somehow related to Firefox, but deeper than just the browser itself. But I'm at a loss as what to check next to correct this isue.

Not sure if it's related, but the automated guesses this page makes about my browser and operating system stated that I'm on Windows 10. This computer uses Windows 11, and it came installed with Windows 11.

I just opened Firefox on my Win 11 pc, and find all my tabs have gone. The setting to reopen last session is active, as before. I think FF updated itself earlier today. I also had occasion to look at it briefly on my synchronised android phone. I would like to: - get my tabs back - find a way to stop this haappening (it's not the first time).

Any advice much appreciated, thanks. Richard

I have a issue with a browser add-on There is a triangle icon with Len dau English: triangle icon - Go to Top I can not find any way to remove or I have know Idea how it was installed

Any help please

Hello,

I’m experiencing consistent crashes of the plugin widevinecdm.dll whenever I try to play DRM-protected content (for example, streaming platforms that use Widevine). Every time playback starts, Firefox crashes and the crash reports show errors related to widevinecdm.dll, specifically: EXCEPTION_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN FAST_FAIL_CONTROL_INVALID_RETURN_ADDRESS.

In such instances, Firefox keeps working normally. The tab doesn't even crash, it's just the player not responding and the message above telling me that the plugin has crashed. I have already sent multiple crash reports, the last one you can find it here on the Mozilla Crash Stats platform.

Does anyone know how this can be solved? I literally cannot use any subscription service anymore.

If I use extension 'Block Site' (shows up as a stop-sign shaped icon with a 'W' on it) to block a site, when I try to unblock it, it fails, with the below message:

"This operation cannot be performed in incognito mode. Please open the page in a regular browsing window and try again."

I am just clicking on the (whichever) site, from a search - not opening a private window... This extension used to work fine.

I did install DuckDuckGo browser, but removed it, as it was more trouble than it was worth. I would have to reboot my PC after each use before FireFox would connect.

My firefox is not recalling the history as I move through tabs. It doesn't appear in the sidebar or in the documented history. This only has happened recently, and it's still recognizing my bookmarks. I've done some troubleshooting, tried relaunching in the mode while switching through tabs, but it's still not recalling. Any help is appreciated.

Windows 11: I have file download setting set to: "always ask where to save". I choose the location and folder when the save file box opens. The document is saved in the location I chose BUT it also saves to the desktop. How do I stop a duplicate download from saving to the desktop?

Thank you

Hello, I use Windows 11 on my PC in France. I lost all my Firefox bookmarks and browsing history some time ago. When I try to use Firefox I get the message : Firefox is not operational because one of the Firefox files is being used by another application. I have tried to get an explanation on firefox.fr but to no avail, their support page is far too complex. I can still browse with Frefox but no bookmarks, so it defeats the purpose... Please help if you can as I now have to resort to Google Chrome, wich is not as versatile and I would really like to be able to use Firefox again. Thanks. Raymond

How can I or can I lock my desktop so that only tiles I select appear and do not change unless I change them? I have recommended stories turned off in settings and seemingly every site I visit and article I read shows up on my desktop to replace something I actually want on my desktop.

I cannot open the msn site , on my Win11 desktop using Firefox.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather

which is not down and opens in the Google browser. What can I check , this has happened off and on but is now broken this week. The msn.com site does open , but clicking on the weather tab still fails.

every time i launch Firefox, I get the banner prompting me to log in to network so i can access to the internet, i don´t understand it , cos I see that I am both logged in and connected to the net ?

I’ve been using Firefox regularly and overall the experience has been positive, but I’ve noticed a pattern during longer browsing sessions that I’m trying to understand better. When multiple tabs are opened and I switch between them frequently over time, Firefox sometimes becomes less responsive. Pages may take longer to load, scrolling feels delayed, and opening previously loaded tabs isn’t as smooth as it was at the start of the session.

What makes this a bit confusing is that system resources don’t appear to spike significantly, and the slowdown seems gradual rather than immediate. Restarting the browser usually restores normal performance, which makes me wonder if this is related to session handling, memory cleanup, or how background tabs are managed over time.

I’m not necessarily looking for a quick fix, but rather trying to understand whether this behavior is expected and if there are recommended settings or habits that help maintain performance during longer sessions. If others have noticed similar behavior or have insights into how Firefox manages extended tab usage, I’d really appreciate learning from your experience.

Example page used for observation and comparison: https://dunkinmenu.org/