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Opening PDFs automatically with Firefox and, without any changes I might make, saving them with the download function in Firefox, actually ruins the functionality and data entry function of that file. Specifically this happens with PDF files downloaded from the (not all that amusing) PDFs from the FINCEN, (US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network). I do not see why and how Firefox thinks it is allowed to change files that are simply downloaded and saved on Firefox.

In other words, it seems that Firefox strips away certain "permissions" and/or "functions" (like built-in lookup, menu or choice boxes). This means that the file so downloaded via Firefox can no longer be used to properly fill in data, or to look up and choose data items within the file. (I see many times that ANYTHING having to do with "permissions" tends to be an intractable and unsolvable problem for software makers & experts, so, if you do not know right away how to solve the problem, it will probably take you several years to figure this out.)

The PDF in question is created by a government agency. If you have ever dealt with a government agency, then you know that they act sort of like Adobe or Microsoft: "They don't respond, or they do respond & say they do not understand, and if they understand, they are either unwilling or unable to fix the problem."

If there is a switch or option within Firefox, which lets me tell Firefox "Save this file exactly like it is received, nothing added or removed!", that would be nice. I just have not found such an option yet, and it would be nice if it might get provided someday.

I will share my browser data, but I am sort of convinced that a detailed question like mine will not be addressed within that shared data.

The attached shows the cursor only from today and free hand highlight from a March 2026 when working properly. The free hand highlight today does not highlight, only the cursor highlight is functioning.

I had experienced the dreaded "XPCom error" and had to do a clean reinstall of Firefox (I know, I should've followed the rule of saving anything important in 3 separate locations.) I had re-logged in and noticed I didn't have any of my bookmarks or anything. Am I out of completely out of luck in this case of trying to get anything back?

When I select a bookmark to select a web site I have other web sites loading in along with the selected. This just started all of a sudden.

How do I stop it?

Thank you for the upgrades to Firefox which I apply. After doing so I seem to lose access to FaceBook and other applications and then have to go through the whole processs of verifying motor bikes, buses etc from pictures before I can access again. It also happens with other applications. This happens EVERY time after I do an upgrade - is there a setting that will not force this change every time please?

I can not sign into a banking site - last several months. It gives me this feed back : "Explanation The Application Gateway attempted to fetch the resource you requested from a junction Web server. However, the Application Gateway received an authentication challenge from the junction server while handling your request. There is currently no sign-on information configured for this junction server. Solutions Configure the junction with the appropriate sign-on information. Disable authentication at the junction Web server. " How do I do this? I try to keep FireFox up to date . On Mac Tahoe 26.3.1

Hello, I am trying to customize the "Shortcuts" section on both Firefox for Android and Desktop homepage. I only want this section to display websites that I have explicitly pinned or added myself. However, if there are any empty slots left in the shortcut grid, Firefox automatically populates them with random websites from my browsing history. Is there a hidden setting (perhaps in about:config) or a native way to completely disable these auto-generated history shortcuts, so that only my manually added sites are shown? Thank you

I have a Firefox Account associated with [your Yahoo address]. I last successfully received Firefox verification emails in March 2026. Since then I receive no verification emails and no password reset emails. Other email from other senders arrives normally. The account sign-in page displays the correct email address. Is my account locked or flagged?

I may have a problem with the new Firefox version 152: from my online application, I send a command string to a local printer reachable at https://192.168.1.xxx. It often succeeds, but sometimes it gets blocked. I don't understand what the problem might be because I don't get any error messages. The only thing I see that's different from the usual is this:

Local network access detected: main site "https://www1.storesales.it/alpha/RTL/veve.php", initiator "https://www1.storesales.it/alpha/RTL/veve_chiudi.php", accessing destination "https://192.168.1.xxx/cgi-bin/fpmate.cgi" (192.168.1.xxx:yyy) via xhr. Safe context: True, action prompt: (null)

However, it looks like an informational message saying everything is OK.

It seems that Firefox sometimes waits before sending the XHR call, which causes the call to time out. I have no evidence to confirm this. I don't know where to look for evidence. What can I do?

Is it gMail or Mozilla that is slowing down the time for gMail to open a new Message? My internet connection is consistently between 200-300 mbps. Also, how to I change the email address on my account? Or should I just start a new account? Thank you.

I went to log in to Walmart.com and I couldn't get past the captcha it just kept coming back and saying I was blocked. I finally turned off all protections. where do I set save sites. Oddly enough, I went to a different browser (edge) and was able to log in. That is very frustrating. How do I fix this iif it happens again.

If I have two or more tabs open it happens very often that all tabs which are not in use are closed independently by the browser. At the same time Firefox independently creates bookmarks from some closed tabs in the bookmark toolbar. I always use the latest version of the brwoser and no extensions. I would be grateful for a solution. Thanks!

I've tried to access each of 3 new TP-Link EAP 770 access points' web interface using current version of Firefox on a Mac and a Windows 11 laptop and I believe there's some security setting blocking the access. Usually, I would receive the warning with an "Advanced" button to allow you to continue to the web interface, but now I only receive a "Looks like there's a Problem with the Site" with a "Try Again" button. I had an older Windows 10 laptop with an older version of Firefox that actually allowed me to access one of the access points, but after the laptop had been online for a few minutes (and updated the Firefox version) my access started to fail again. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks, JB

Hello. I added some controls like zoom control to firefox toolbar and it's work while firefox is opened. after closing and re-opening the firefox, those controls will disappear. what's the problem?

Since latest update when trying to view pages with artwork on them I get a message that the page is slowing down Firefox and asks me if I want to stop the page to speed up the browser. I do not want to stop the page so I click the X, but Firefox refuses to load the pages at all anyway! I can no longer view many sites due to this issue. Please get rid of this awful code! Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’m facing an issue with Firefox where some quiz websites are not working properly. Pages either load very slowly or sometimes don’t load at all. I mainly use these sites daily, so it’s affecting my routine.

For example, when I try to open this quiz page: http://telequiz.pk/

Sometimes it works fine, but other times it gets stuck or shows incomplete content. I have already tried refreshing the page and clearing cache, but the problem still happens randomly.

Can anyone guide me on what could be causing this? Is it a browser setting, extension conflict, or something else? Also, what steps should I follow to fix it permanently?

Thanks in advance for your help