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Today (06/12/2025) upon opening a new tab, Firefox slid the new option of uploading a custom picture to apply to the background. Tried the new feature, now I can not find the setting that allows me to change the picture. I read the thread "Customize your wallpapers". The instructions are as follows; You can personalize your Firefox New Tab page by adding one of the available wallpapers. Follow these steps:

  1. In the right corner of the New Tab page, click the gear IG settings icon.
  2. In the customization panel, under the Wallpapers section, you will see different categories like Solid colors, Abstract and Photographs.

       Click the category you prefer. For example, selecting Abstract will show a variety of abstract designs. 

The problem I have is the customization panel is no where to be seen, I have click on EVERYTHING possible, it is not in my settings, why? How do find this?

I was excited to receive the new Tab Groups feature and am now disappointed that it's not working and I've 'lost' dozens of tabs.

Here's what I did: I created several groups by right-clicking and added tabs to each of the groups. Since it appears that only way to collapse a group is to "save and close group," I closed each group. Now they are all gone. When I right-click to create a new group or "add tab to group," the closed groups are nowhere to be found. Plus, I do not see a "list all tabs icon" on my toolbar to reopen the grouped tabs, which is what [article] says should happen.

Suggestions for making this work?

I started getting error messages to say that my account was rejected at the server, This happened on all my email accounts. I obviously checked that the configuration of the accounts was correct although they had been working previously. I removed my VPN and Firewall, removed the app and deleted residual data and then re-installed. I still have the same/similar problem, when i try to add an account i get a message saying "Unable to login to Server, probably the wrong configuration, username or password" All of which have been checked multiple times.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Did not seem to be an obvious one for my question.

I go tired of the Outlook web client always trying to us AI to assist me. Installed Thunderbird ver 128.6.1 esr on a Ubuntu 24.04 system running Cinnamon desktop. All components are up-to-date (or should be as auto-update is on). System details at end of message.

Screens for mail and tasks are rock solid. The calendar jitters up and down rapidly small amounts. Not the entire page. Just the part where the calendar is displayed. Makes things a tad blurry and is tiring to look at.

Any ideas on how to resolve?

TIA

System:

 Kernel: 6.8.0-52-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.0.4 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.0.1 vt: 2 dm: GDM3 v: 46.2
   Distro: Cinnamon 24.04.1 LTS (Noble Numbat) base: Ubuntu

Machine:

 Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: B550M PRO-VDH WIFI (MS-7C95) v: 1.0
   serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 2.L0
   date: 07/18/2024

CPU:

 Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen 3+ rev: 2
   cache: L1: 512 KiB L2: 4 MiB L3: 32 MiB
 Speed (MHz): avg: 2589 high: 3681 min/max: 2200/4850 boost: enabled cores: 1: 2200 2: 2880
   3: 3072 4: 2200 5: 2880 6: 2200 7: 3681 8: 2200 9: 3191 10: 2880 11: 3046 12: 2200 13: 2200
   14: 2200 15: 2200 16: 2200 bogomips: 121608
 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm

Graphics:

 Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia v: 550.120
   arch: Ampere pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1
   empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 2b:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2503 class-ID: 0300
 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: nouveau
   unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa failed: nvidia gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :1
   screens: 1
 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 94 s-size: 692x393mm (27.24x15.47") s-diag: 796mm (31.33")
 Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 93 size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43")
   diag: 800mm (31.48") modes: N/A
 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: swrast
   surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia inactive: gbm,wayland,device-1
 API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 550.120 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
   renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2

Audio:

 Device-1: Creative Labs CA0132 Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series BlasterX AE-5 Plus]
   driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 1102:0012
   class-ID: 0403
 Device-2: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
   pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 2b:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
 Device-3: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
   pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 2d:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
 API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-52-generic status: kernel-api
 Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
   2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

Network:

 Device-1: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter driver: mt7921e v: kernel
   pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 29:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
 IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
 Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Micro-Star MSI
   RTL8111/8168/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000
   bus-ID: 2a:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
 IF: enp42s0 state: down mac: <filter>
 IF-ID-1: surfshark_ipv6 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
 IF-ID-2: surfshark_wg state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A

Bluetooth:

 Device-1: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
   lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-9:7 chip-ID: 0e8d:0616 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
 Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
   hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>

Drives:

 Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 171.93 GiB (18.5%)
 ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
   speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 34.9 C scheme: GPT

Partition:

 ID-1: / size: 914.78 GiB used: 171.92 GiB (18.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 1.05 GiB used: 6.1 MiB (0.6%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1

Swap:

 ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap.img

USB:

 Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 10 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
   chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
 Device-1: 1-3:2 info: HP HP USB Mass Storage Device type: mass storage driver: usb-storage
   interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 03f0:5907 class-ID: 0806
   serial: <filter>
 Device-2: 1-6:3 info: Logitech Logi Bolt Receiver type: keyboard,mouse,HID
   driver: hid-generic,hid-multitouch,usbhid interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1
   power: 98mA chip-ID: 046d:c548 class-ID: 0300
 Hub-2: 1-7:4 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA
   chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
 Device-1: 1-7.1:6 info: Thermaltake 3.9 inch Bar Type TFT LCD Display Module-B type: HID
   driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA
   chip-ID: 264a:233d class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
 Device-2: 1-8:5 info: Micro Star MYSTIC LIGHT type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
   interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 1462:7c95 class-ID: 0300
   serial: <filter>
 Device-3: 1-9:7 info: MediaTek Wireless_Device type: bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 3
   rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 0e8d:0616 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
 Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
   class-ID: 0900
 Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
   chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
 Hub-5: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
   class-ID: 0900

Sensors:

 System Temperatures: cpu: 36.5 C mobo: 32.0 C gpu: nvidia temp: 34 C
 Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%

Repos:

 Packages: 2601 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2561 pm: flatpak pkgs: 19 pm: snap pkgs: 21
 No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
   1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onedrive.list
   1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/obs-onedrive.gpg] https: //download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_24.04/ ./
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/surfshark.list
   1: deb https: //ocean.surfshark.com/debian stretch main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-esm-apps.sources
   1: deb https: //esm.ubuntu.com/apps/ubuntu noble-apps-security noble-apps-updates main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-esm-infra.sources
   1: deb https: //esm.ubuntu.com/infra/ubuntu noble-infra-security noble-infra-updates main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources
   1: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble noble-updates noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse
   2: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse

Info:

 Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.26 GiB used: 3.65 GiB (11.7%)
 Processes: 398 Power: uptime: 1h 0m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep wakeups: 0
   hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 255 target: graphical (5) default: graphical
 Compilers: gcc: 13.3.0 Client: Cinnamon v: 6.0.4 inxi: 3.3.34

Any help to fix this would be much appreciated

I have tried restarting both firefox and my computer, disabled all extensions and started firefox in safe mode. When I try to right click on a firefox window from the taskbar it just disappears.

I have my computer connected to my TV so often when I open it up some windows will be on my TV which is behind my desk so its a pain to move them back without this function.

After working fine for years, Thunderbird stopped receiving email from my POP accounts a month ago and I haven't been able to get it to work since. After weeks of experimentation and frustration, the only way I can get TB to download POP mail is to install and run it in Windows Safe Mode with networking. However, once installed in Windows Safe Mode, TB run in Windows normal mode will successfully send messages from each account.

It would take pages to describe everything I've tried, so I won't. The results of all the tweaking and updates is the system specs below.

OS: Windows 10 Home (x64) version 22H2 AVS: BitDefender Email: Thunderbird 102.15.1 Add-ons: None Theme: Default Accept cookies: Always Exceptions: (added any that seemed even remotely associated with issue) https://accounts.google.com https://mail.google.com https://www.googleapis.com https://pop.gmail.com https://pop.gmail.com:995 https://smtp.gmail.com https://smtp.gmail.com:587 https://pop.centurylink.com https://pop.centurylink.com:995 https://smtp.centurylink.com https://smtp.centurylink.com:587

Saved passwords: mailbox://pop.centurylink.net (mailbox://pop.centurylink.net) Oauth://accounts.google.com (https://mail.google.com https://www.googleapis.com/auth/carddav https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar) smtp://smtp.centurylink.com (smtp://smtp.centurylink.com) smtp://smtp.gmail.com (smtp://smtp.gmail.com)

Hardware acceleration: Off

Gmail POP server: pop.gmail.com Port: 995 Security: SSL/TLS Authentication: Oauth2

Gmail SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com Port: 587 Security: STARTTLS Authentication: Oauth2

CenturyLink POP server: pop.centurylink.net Port: 995 Security: SSL/TLS Authentication: Normal password

CenturyLink SMTP server: smtp.centurylink.com Port: 587 Security: STARTTLS Authentication: Normal password

I'm at a total loss as to what I've missed or where to look next. I would appreciate any help.

So, my problem is with HW acceleration in FF. Basically:

If its enabled: It causes graphical artifacts in videos [See screenshot]. If its disabled: It brings screen tear in to videos and autoscroll [Like if Vsync is disabled in games].

I tried safe mode, I tried reinstall of FF, I tried disabling and enabling extensions. I tried to set Vsync on in Nvidia control panel... the only thing that impact those bugs is HW acceleration in FF.

My drivers are up to date, my browser is up to date, yet there is such trouble.

Any ideas or solutions?

My YouTube page wont complete its opening/loading process. This just started today and has never happened before. I've tried "reloading" it several times but to no avail. I see I can open YouTube properly using the Microsoft Edge browser, but Firefox is getting stuck in the opening/loading process. I even tried "restarting my Desktop PC (that I use for this everyday). It did not help.

Can you help?

Rob Horner

Recently Mozilla had the brilliant idea of doing something they've done before...obscuring the URL/Address from the user. So now when you search the URL bar never shows the address your query is sent to because "usr 2 stoopid, need dum." Mocking aside how do you disable this trash. I just came back to Firefox being fed up with Mozilla pulling idiotic pointless weekly UI/Behavior rug pulls like this and...well some things never change.

Hello from France,

I own a Canon Maxify print "Ecotank" and a brand new computer Dell Windows 11 22H2.

Thunderbird 128.6.1 esr x64 has been installed

I meet a problem :

Despite Thunderbird is set by default in Windows, and into IJ Scan Utility "Thunderbird" is set by default too for email directly after scanning a document, Thunderbird opens but with no new window "New Message" as it should be !

Before, i used to open IJ Scan Utility, select "email" , document was scanned and Thunderbird opened with a new window ready to send the message with the scanned document joined.

Can you help me please? Thanks a lot for reading.

I've installed the latest desktop version of Thunderbird to evaluate. The signature is added only for new messages and not included when replying or forwarding a message. I've tested the signature with both plain text and html signature - both doesn't work as expected. I've also tried pasting the html code in the input field and attaching it as a file. Is this an intentional omission of functionality or I'm I missing something? I'm attaching my account settings interface.

For days I have been seeing Firefox be very slow to load a page (as in minutes) or stop working entirely. At the same time Chrome works fine. Mac Mail has become intermittent as well. I have uninstalled Norton products and changed Network proxy settings many times. Nothing helps. I have created new profiles. I switch between profiles. I have hacked into my WiFi router. Nothing, nothing helps. Safari hangs up too. Firefox on my android phone continues to work properly when using my Wifi router -the same router my Mac Studio connects to the internet with. I can access my third party mail service via Firefox on my android phone. Both FireTV devices work. I am at my wit's end. At this point I have shifted all of my work over to Chrome.

I have cleared caches. I have gotten rid of all cookies. I have restarted Firefox and rebooted my computer countless times.

Mac OS Sequoia 15.5 Firefox 138.04

I'm trying to access Tiermaker but it won't let me because it says it is insecure. On other browsers, however, I can access it fine without any warnings. I don't have any accounts on there or anything that could be at risk. How do I access Tiermaker?

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I've just upgraded to Tbird 102.15.1 and I've noticed that PDF attachments now open in a new tab (ie, in the same way that a new email would open in a new tab). Previously, they opened separately in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Is this a new Tbird feature? Can it be turned off (ie, revert to the previous method) and , if so, how?

Appreciate any help to understand this.

I have used Thunderbird for decades with no problem. On a new Windows 11 machine, though, I am having a problem. I am running 128.4.2esr (64-bit) and just reinstalled it, but keeping the profile folder.

When I start Thunderbird, it should open to mail, specifically a unified inbox and various other mailboxes below. Instead, usually, it is blank. Other reopened tabs correctly display their title and content. See screenshot.

Thunderbird works correctly if I start it in troubleshooting mode, but at this point my few add-ons are disabled. (Quicktext, Compact Headers, dark theme.) See screenshot, lightly redacted.

With Thunderbird running, in its bad mode, selecting "mail" brings up the same blank page. Also, "calendar" shows a correct list of my calendars but will not display their content. However, "address book" works, showing my address book correctly.

If I am lucky or patient -- waiting for the mail tab to potentially come to life -- Thunderbird occasionally works and, if it does, stays fine for days, as long as I don't close it. What could be going on and what should I try doing?

Thanks for any and all help.

I have Firefox's New Tab set as my home page, since I'm choosing to divorce myself from political doomscrolling for the next four years. The New Tab page is perfect for having frequently visited sites at the top, Pocket stories I can curate in the middle, and what used to be a history of articles and sites I've read most recently in "Recent Activity" along the bottom. Within the last few days, "Recent Activity" has been blank, and will no longer keep track of articles I've recently read. I've tried clearing the browser history and cookies, and it came back for a moment, but quickly went back to being blank. And the major downside to clearing the browser is that my four rows of most frequently visited sites gets wiped clean also, and I have to spend time getting them back on the list. I do not have Firefox set to automatically clear history upon closing it. I've tried turning "Recent Activity" off and on with the page's Settings (cog in the bottom right corner). I'd really like to have this back, as it can help me find recently read content (especially Pocket content) easier than wading through the History log. Any help would be appreciated.