can't copy and paste at all from and to the browser
as the title suggests, i am now allowede to copy and paste at all anymore from the browser. and not only that, i am also unable to paste anything i have copied from the browser into another app. i am able to copy and paste from and to any other app, just not anything firefox related
i have checked about:config if anything with cut, copy, clipboard etc is set to true, and it was
i have refreshed firefox multiple times, which fixes it for 3 minutes and then im back to the same problem
i have uninstalled firefox, removed the local files, rebooted my pc, reinstalled firefox. and that didnt work
i stopped all addons, and i tried safe mode
i am at a loss what is going on with my firefox
also to add, i tried a firefox fork (librewolf) and from that i am able to copy and paste from and to the browser, which makes it even weirder
All Replies (5)
Are you running security software besides MS Defender?
Windows home or pro?
If you're running windows pro, you can also test in Windows Sandbox (VM) to see if you have the same issue. https://www.howtogeek.com/399290/how-to-use-windows-10s-new-sandbox-to-safely-test-apps/
Also try a different version of Firefox(Beta, Dev, or Nightly) and see if you have the same issue. Make sure to install in a different directory than your current install. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/ Make sure to install in a different directory from the current install.
You can also boot windows to safe mode with networking to see if you still have the same issue.
i only use MS Defender, and im on windows home, and i do have a windows VM from virtualbox where i tried it and it worked on there
tried the nightly build, which does work, i can copy something, but when i want to paste i have to press paste atleast a couple of times before it even pastes once
windows safe mode did not seem to work either
Interesting... Where did you get Firefox from? Also see what happens under a different windows user account. If you don't have one, create it or use admin.
jonzn4SUSE trɔe
i got firefox from the official firefox download site
and it does work under a new user
weird that it doesnt work on mine
tdvandesteenoven said
i got firefox from the official firefox download site and it does work under a new user weird that it doesnt work on mine
So we now know it's not browser issue.
jonzn4SUSE trɔe
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