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Latest update (10/2/24) is impossible to use. How can I get back the prior version for Mac OS Sonoma 14.6.1 on my Macbook Air?

I have a TBI that really limits my ability to process information. The tabs now have a dropdown that is very confusing and gets in the way of my working. I have to shut Firefox and leave the computer, but of course when I am recovered from the confusion, I come back to the same situation.

I was able to find a way to stop the even-more-frustrating dropdown video preview, but it's not enough.

I have relied on FF for years, but it seem that putting more bells & whistles is more important than providing a functional browser interface. Please explain to me in plain English how to remove the overloaded browser and revert to a version I can utlize without a breakdown.

You can fix the software problem without requiring a system restore to do so. It only is happening with Firefox, not other browsers. The website display in some coding format, which I don't know how to use.

I have my settings set to automatically update Firefox. Earlier this week, Firefox 131.0 was installed through this automatic update. Since then, Firefox repeatedly and randomly crashes, and I have no idea why because it did not happen with previous Firefox versions. There seems to be a bug in the new release that is causing this.

Today I was notified version 131.0 had been installed. Now, when using ThinkorSwim (a Charles Schwab web-based trading tool), I can't access my banking account. Here's the error: "You might have cookies blocked or cross-site tracking prevented. Depending on what browser you're using, check your settings for these terms: • Block third party cookies • Cookie tracking • Cross-site tracking Make sure cookies are not blocked and cross-site tracking is enabled. Follow any additional instructions in your browser once you have adjusted these settings."

I've used Schwab daily for 12+ years, and have never encountered this. Today is 1st day with FF 131.0.

All help is appreciated... I'm totally blocked from my bank! -Deke

A couple of days ago Mozilla updated the home page. Even though I examined the spiel I now get MY Home page and a Mozilla page when I open up the computer. How do i get rid of the Mozilla page?

I am getting the following error message: Platform version 131.0.1 not compatible with miniversion. Please see the screenshot attached for further details. I cannot open firefox due to this error message and I receive this error message every time I try to open the Firefox.

Firefox gets updates frequently and that's good. But with every update an extra tab is opened like this one: https://www.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/131.0/whatsnew/?oldversion=130.0.1&utm_medium=firefox-desktop&utm_source=update&utm_campaign=131

How can I tell Firefox that I know how to find it in those app stores if I was using any of them? Or that I know how to find anything that I need on the Internet?

Why this aggressive promotion? What is the business model behind those free apps?

Dear All,

I need to uninstall Firefox silently from several computers, due to company restrictions. Uninstall must be silent (automatic), because I push the uninstall from Microsoft InTune.

At this stage, using "-ms" or "/S", I can bypass the normal uninstaller prompt, but I still get a Windows warning (from User Access Control), asking autorisation to perform changes on the device.

Can I bypass this prompt as well, so that the uninstall is indeed automatic and silent?

Alternatively do you know of means to modify this at Windows level?

Many thanks!

I worked for a lot of time of some splendid webgl animation on a laptop gbl file in threejs that renders a video on screen texture and it worked fine untill firefox did some updates and videos in laptop screen is glitchy, if i disable hardware acceleration it works, BUT firefox comes with it enabled by default and when clients come into my page see that ugly effect of the video, AND no there is not video drivers problem, my drivers are the latest and i tryed on different devices same thing, i thought that there are some problems with my domain checked and triple checked and no, with an older version of firefox it works perfectly, i tryed looking on other people webgl with video on it to see maybe i have a problem on my code and its same thing, no cors problems, drivers, or how video is coded, i loved firefox im using it for years but now i hate it so much cause it ruined months of work

I just updated Firefox on my Mac. Subsequently when I tried to restart Firefox the OS thinks a copy is already running in a display and closes startup request down. I am unable to use Firefox at all at the moment. Can this be fixed? Cheers John Spitzer

Mozilla Update appears to have a bug. I have several Windows 10 or 11 PCs with Firefox, and nearly all have the same problem. My event log is loaded with Event ID 16398, saying "A new BITS job could not be created." When I run the Get-BitTransfer command, I see the queue is filled with MozillaUpdate transfers. I have to execute "Get-BitsTransfer | Remove-BitsTransfer" to clear them out.

I can't find anything on the web to stop this, or even acknowledge it is happening to others.

This is another moment where I have to post through my Mac Monterey when the problem is on Window 10 64-Bit. This problem surfaces when there is an update available to either program, though it seems like most times, not every time. Currently there is one available for Firefox that does not download. Previously the download installed on its own when this happened. I have shut down and restarted the system at least three times. At the last time I restarted in Safe Mode With Networking. It detected the update but would neither download nor check for updates. The message read to reinstall the new version. Is there any way to fix this updating problem once and for all? It is peculiar the Edge does not display this behavior. Right now what tabs I had open froze; so I had to use this system to post with Firefox for Mac Monterey. Thanks in advance.