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In support.mozilla.org/questions/1598971 it's still not clear how you're getting this. You seem to be posting this question from a perfectly running Firefox so it apparently starts up and works fine on its own.

It sounds it's related to your Windows desktop shortcuts, or their exact target perhaps — however without knowing their content (destination or commands run) there's not much more to do here.

If you have anything new to add to the questions in the thread above, please post in that original thread so anyone trying to help understands what this pertains to. WELL LIKE I SAID I HAVE HAD THE SAME DESKTOP ITEMS FOREVER EVEN BACK ON WINDOWS 7 AND THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I FIRST STARTED WITH FIREFOX AND WAS TOLD THEN HOW R TO STOP IT AND BY THE WAY IT IIS NOT A NORMAL STARTING FIREFOX I GET IT WHEN I CLICK ON TH S THDESKTOP ITEM THERE ASWELL HOW COME ALL THIESES YRS HAVE HAD THE SAME DESKTOP ICOND S AND THIS ONLY STARTED ON THE 154.0 AND STILL ON THA 154.1 AND NOT BEFORE AND ITS ME NO I THINK IT IS A FIREFOX ISSUE . i HAVE Y USE THGE SAME DESKTOP AND FIREFOX SESKT OP FOR YRS AND NOTHING AND NOW IT HAPPENS WHY IS IT ME AND NOT FIREFOX//

'I cannot access anything unless I turn off computer and restart... Moz/firefox started updating and then stopped...ugh...I liked my PC the way it was... I use a Windows 7 pro and everything worked till y'all started trying to sync devices for me!!! What in the God's creation is Happening??

Running Windows 10 (have extended security updates). Starting at version 153.0 Firefox hangs (spinning cursor) until Windows realizes it is not responding and lets me stop the program. Seems to be independent of the website (even happened on a Mozilla page). Have tried a couple of 153.xx updates and also 154 but behaves the same. On a Dell Inspiron 7570:

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz 1.99 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.84 GB usable) Storage 932 GB HDD ST1000LX015-1U7172 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (4 GB), Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (128 MB) Device ID 8036C0FE-3179-4D8D-8C72-672ED25B0ABA Product ID 00325-96206-88905-AAOEM System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

Firefox version 152.0 : Firefox is continuously refreshing the page on a particular Website, in both Windows11 and Linux versions, making the site unusable ( unable to click anything ). The website loaded ok previously using Firefox and still loads ok using Chrome. Disabling extensions doesn't help, neither does deleting the cache and cookies. What changed and why? Is there anything else to try?

Why does my office desktop Firefox version update every 2 or 3 time I start my browser? I click on browser and a popup box tells me its updating. The updates are short, 15 to 30 seconds and then the browser opens and runs normally.

Hi, I can no longer login using Firefox (latest version for my mac 154.0) into a website that I had no issues logging into until now. Nothing that I am aware off changed on my computer during the last few months. I turned off protections for the website, but it doesn't help. It just sits there, no error message.

I can login into the same website, with the same exact credentials using Safari.

Any idea why this might happen? Does anyone else experiences the same?

I have problems logging into a few sites with Firefox, but not with other browsers. What's up?

One prime example is Panda Express.

I have Windows 11 Home.

When I log ont Firefox, I can use it. It WAS my default browser. Then I discovered that I could not get to gmail using it. Every time I try to, this is what I get and I have already cleared the cache. Clear cache & cookies

When you use a browser, like Chrome, it saves some information from websites in its cache and cookies. You can learn how to clear your cache and cookies in Chrome to fix loading and formatting issues on websites. In Chrome

   On your computer, open Chrome.
   At the top right, select More More and then Delete browsing data.
   Choose a time range, like Last hour or All time.
   Select Cookies and other site data.
   Check other items you want to delete.
   To confirm, select Delete data.

Tips:

   To sign out of your Google Account on all websites, sign out of Chrome.

   In the address bar, to quickly reach the Delete browsing data dialog, type “Delete browsing data” and then, tap the Action chip. Learn more about Chrome Actions to quickly complete tasks.

Learn how to change more cookie settings in Chrome. For example, you can delete cookies for a specific site. In other browsers

If you use Safari, Firefox, or another browser, check its support site for instructions. What happens after you clear this info

After you clear cache and cookies:

   Some settings on sites get deleted. For example, if you were signed in, you’ll need to sign in again.
   If you turn sync on in Chrome, you’ll stay signed into the Google Account you’re syncing to in order to delete your data across all your devices.
   Some sites can seem slower because content, like images, needs to load again.

would it be possible for me to save a whole window for a later date. this window has multiple groups and tabs. I'm looking for something like the recently closed window but it is there permanently for when i want to open up that window again?

Firefox doesn't open correctly with Windows Virtual Desktops. I use Windows Virtual Desktops a lot. Every app I use, except Firefox, opens on the desktop that has the focus when I open them up. With Firefox, if the current desktop isn't the one that Firefox was on the last time I used it and closed it, it opens up an instance with a single tab on the current desktop and another instance on the other desktop it was on when closed last with the tabs open from the prior session there. This is very awkward. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Enable Virtual Desktops on a Windows machine and create at least one additional one. 2. Switch to a second virtual desktop, open Firefox or move Firefox to that desktop. 3. Set Firefox to open tabs from the last session and open a few tabs to random sites. 4. Close Firefox. 5. Switch to the first virtual desktop. Open Firefox. Observe an instance on that desktop with one tab and another instance on the other desktop with the tabs from the prior session. Expected Result: Firefox should open on the virtual desktop that has the current focus like all other applications do. It is very awkward to close the unneeded instance on the current desktop, then open virtual desktop manager and move the originally desired instance to the originally desired desktop.

I've been getting blank screens when using google maps, I'll see the map for about a second and then it goes blank. It's there because the mouse is able to identify places. This also happens when I try to access documents, financial statements etc..

     Trying Chrome and the map is accessible.  I've disabled my themes and extensions and turned off the hardware accelerator, cleared the cache,restarted with no luck.

                                                                          Hope you can help.