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I have firefox updates set to auto. But I want them to load updates when im not using the browser. What currently happens is I open the browser only to get shanghaid by the update process. I dont want that. when I open the browser I want to go straight to what i am doing. I dont want to have to sit there and wait while the browser updates. If it did updates once a month or less it wouldnt be such an issue but the damn browser is updating every few days or even every day and it always wants to do it when I want to do my own work. IS there not a way for the browser to update while im asleep at 3 am? When Im not wanting to use it. Its so irritating. It causes me to not bother with updates. I dont want to comply. When IM given a choice for any updating I set updates to install in the early hours when Im not inconvenienced by it. How can I do this with firefox?

I had downloaded a couple of pdfs from google drive via private browsing which were stored in my 'Downloads' folder. But as soon as I closed the window the pdfs were deleted. I had also downloaded a zip file which wasn't deleted.

My default search engine is Duck Duck Go. I frequently use a VPN.

I am usually in North America and want to search sites in North America. When I run a search by typing a search term in Firefox, I get results beginning in UK, and I see that a blue toggle switch has been set to UK. (See image.)

This started 2-3 weeks ago.

How do I set things so that my searches begin in North America?

I have checked "about:config" preferences and do not see anywhere that UK is specified. I don't see a region preference setting, either.

Thank you.

when I log into wetransfer.com the file transfer box is greyed out and I cant use. It works in Microsoft edge.

Cheers, Adam

Firefox is my primary browser. I get this Network protocol error message so often now that I am considering using another web browser. See below It happens with sites I routinely use. I have tried several of the solutions from Firefox and also searched other solutions online to no avail. I like the Firefox web browser. Can you provide me some other solutions

Network Protocol Error An error occurred during a connection to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an error in the network protocol was detected. • Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

when i wanna open a page on youtube, i got some errors like below in my console window:

``` Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at https://rr3---sn-p5qlsndd.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1716635853&ei=bXRRZsXhJonb6dsPr4S9gAo&ip=104.237.233.106&id=o-AAWbYs_c1wgN4MrU7OqKDoN_4E89qYQsMLYgu196ZLvi&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&mh=Wx&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-a5msenle%2Csn-p5qlsndd&ms=au%2Conr&mv=u&mvi=4&pl=25&spc=UWF9f9R71vLfm1F-HqlKYmIsTmmQ76vISxWKiaa8DnBJ1RFYdP1uqbuRYDqk&svpuc=1&ns=nZ43uaQFzt5gq9VgUw-rDA0Q&sabr=1&rqh=1&mt=1716613539&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&c=WEB&smc=1&n=DtTlBfhfTkjbJA&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cspc%2Csvpuc%2Cns%2Csabr%2Crqh&sig=AJfQdSswRQIgBpryxlELSlbPjito5Ju6_RfQzqVcw10u03ydIYI41lcCIQCgk-eJSUpHsjpfCC08Zif4lFJZY3GVMbfofGXPQsdZcw%3D%3D&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl&lsig=AHWaYeowRgIhAPqP6gckt5GXH-fLEv5Cg2vcg7upBxPU4Doh2zshdgCNAiEAqrP-9k3ySo7QyYhqQCESvz0lC8laHox06_kyE8r-oYo%3D&cpn=RZMRM0hX5vjkksRu&cver=2.20240524.00.00&fallback_count=1&rn=27. (Reason: CORS request did not succeed). Status code: (null).

Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at https://rr4---sn-a5msenle.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1716635853&ei=bXRRZsXhJonb6dsPr4S9gAo&ip=104.237.233.106&id=o-AAWbYs_c1wgN4MrU7OqKDoN_4E89qYQsMLYgu196ZLvi&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&mh=Wx&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-a5msenle%2Csn-p5qlsndd&ms=au%2Conr&mv=u&mvi=4&pl=25&spc=UWF9f9R71vLfm1F-HqlKYmIsTmmQ76vISxWKiaa8DnBJ1RFYdP1uqbuRYDqk&svpuc=1&ns=nZ43uaQFzt5gq9VgUw-rDA0Q&sabr=1&rqh=1&mt=1716613539&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&c=WEB&smc=1&n=DtTlBfhfTkjbJA&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cspc%2Csvpuc%2Cns%2Csabr%2Crqh&sig=AJfQdSswRQIgBpryxlELSlbPjito5Ju6_RfQzqVcw10u03ydIYI41lcCIQCgk-eJSUpHsjpfCC08Zif4lFJZY3GVMbfofGXPQsdZcw%3D%3D&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl&lsig=AHWaYeowRgIhAPqP6gckt5GXH-fLEv5Cg2vcg7upBxPU4Doh2zshdgCNAiEAqrP-9k3ySo7QyYhqQCESvz0lC8laHox06_kyE8r-oYo%3D&cpn=RZMRM0hX5vjkksRu&cver=2.20240524.00.00&rn=1. (Reason: CORS request did not succeed). Status code: (null). ```

I simply want to use a password to open Firefox. I don't want to set up Firefox sync. How can I set up a simple password as permission to open Firefox without accessing sync?

Howdy,

Workflow: I have a firefox instance already running. I want to launch a new firefox in safe-mode to test something without disrupting my existing firefox.

Problem: I try to launch a new firefox in safe mode using `firefox --safe-mode`, but firefox just opens a new window NOT in safe mode.

I think it may because firefox in safe-mode requires launching launching from a new instance rather than attaching to existing instance.

`firefox --help` shows a flag I can use:

--new-instance Open new instance, not a new window in running instance. --safe-mode Disables extensions and themes for this session.

So I run `firefox --safe-mode --new-instance`

now I get error popup with message:

"Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To use Firefox, you must first close the existing Firefox process, restart your device, or use a different profile."

Now I think what is the point of the flag "new-instance" if Firefox doesn't support multiple instances?

Regardless, how can I launch firefox in safe-mode without disrupting my existing firefox instance and without relying on creating a profile just for this?

On my Macbook Air M1, Firefox's UI and default scaling is perfect on my Retina display, but if I move the window to my external Philips 1080P monitor, some - but not all - interface elements are very over-sized, which makes Firefox unuseable on any external monitor I connect. (I have tested this with multiple other monitors)

My yahoo homepage on firefox looks totally different than it did last week. Chrome and edge still look like the home page should but firefox does not. I screen shared with yahoo and they said it was a firefox issue. Anyone know how to make the homepage look like chromes and edge? I added pics from edge and firefox for comparison.

I use Disqus daily. A few months ago it became necessary to disable the shield in the address line. Yesterday captcha quit working. I input my email and password and click captcha and the circle starts spinning and never ends. This happens on all sites using Disqus.

 Is there any way to get Firefox to work with Disqus and Captcha?

hi the translate fucion in firefox is vry usefull, but i want to NOT TRANSLATE ANYTHING EXCEPT sites i select only

i.e. surfing around german site.. .leave it german, but i if i am interest in "german.de/talkshow" select it and translate only this

i see option to translate EVERYTHING and use some exception, but its the opposite of what looking for

thanx christos

I use google as my default firefox home page on my HP laptop. recently a second tab opens at the same time. "how to set the home page" --I've tried closing it and restarting the laptop, but it continues to pop up every time I open firefox as a 2nd tab. I am/was happy with my homepage opening to google. How can I get rid of this second tab. thanks

I use Sync on multiple computers for passwords. I have forgotten the Primary password on one of them. If I do a password reset on the one computer, does it affect the passwords stored on the Sync server, or maybe just the key4.db and logins.json folders on the computer being reset? I will not do a reset if the Sync'ed passwords could be affected, I'll just look them up on my phone. Thanks for your help!

Hi,

I saw some forums and even google is blocked and i have this problems. I paste here the problem but my browser is en french:

'Connexion bloquée : problème de sécurité potentiel

Firefox a détecté une menace potentielle de sécurité et a interrompu le chargement de pasarela.clave.gob.es, car ce site web nécessite une connexion sécurisée.

Que pouvez-vous faire ?

pasarela.clave.gob.es a recours à une stratégie de sécurité HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), une connexion sécurisée est obligatoire pour y accéder. Vous ne pouvez pas ajouter d’exception pour visiter ce site.

Le problème vient probablement du site web, donc vous ne pouvez pas y remédier.

Si vous naviguez sur un réseau d’entreprise ou si vous utilisez un antivirus, vous pouvez contacter les équipes d’assistance pour obtenir de l’aide. Vous pouvez également signaler le problème aux personnes qui administrent le site web.'

Any ideas ? how is possible that this website is giving me error? is a government one. Is something wrong with the certificate ?

https://pasarela.clave.gob.es/Proxy2/ServiceProvider

L’autorité de délivrance du certificat du pair n’est pas reconnue.

HTTP Strict Transport Security : false HTTP Public Key Pinning : false

Chaîne de certificat :

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I am trying to connect to a website but I keep getting error code 522. I've tried using Chrome and it connects to the website with no problem. I've checked my privacy settings and I do not have that website blocked. What else can I check?