I have to click on a bookmark twice to navigate to it
All of a sudden, I have to click on a bookmark (or a recently used address from the drop down) twice in order to navigate to that address. When I click on either of these, I am navigated to the address that I am currently on - again. Once I click on the bookmark a second time, I am finally navigated to that address.
Anyone else have this problem? Any ideas?
Thanks for any info that you can provide!
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davesuff said
I guess an add-on must be causing the issue. Is there any way to tell when my add-ons were last updated
It could be the work of one of your add-ons, or it could be Hardware Acceleration. How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}
Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; <Control> (Mac=<Command>) <Shift> A)
In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Disable a few add-ons, then Restart Firefox.
Some added toolbar and anti-virus add-ons are known to cause Firefox issues. Disable All Of them.
If the problem continues, disable some more (restarting FF). Continue until the problem is gone. After, you know what group is causing the issue. Re-enable the last group ONE AT A TIME (restarting FF) until the problem returns.
Once you think you found the problem, disable that and re-enable all the others, then restart again. Let us know who the suspect is, detective.
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link}
A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?
OK - tried that, and the issue disappeared. I guess an add-on must be causing the issue. Is there any way to tell when my add-ons were last updated so that I can determine which one might be causing the problem?
Thanks for the great feedback and quick response!
Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support to see if that has effect in case security software is causing problems.
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davesuff said
I guess an add-on must be causing the issue. Is there any way to tell when my add-ons were last updated
It could be the work of one of your add-ons, or it could be Hardware Acceleration. How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}
Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; <Control> (Mac=<Command>) <Shift> A)
In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Disable a few add-ons, then Restart Firefox.
Some added toolbar and anti-virus add-ons are known to cause Firefox issues. Disable All Of them.
If the problem continues, disable some more (restarting FF). Continue until the problem is gone. After, you know what group is causing the issue. Re-enable the last group ONE AT A TIME (restarting FF) until the problem returns.
Once you think you found the problem, disable that and re-enable all the others, then restart again. Let us know who the suspect is, detective.
After trying multiple solutions (disabling AVG antivirus, Colorful Tabs, and Disconnect), none of which solved the issue, I then disabled Adblock Plus. Success!
Thanks to all for your helpful suggestions and rapid responses!
Glad to help. Safe Surfing.