Firefox asks twice for my primary password when opening (and for SETTINGS)

I'm using Firefox v136.0 on a Windows 11 host. Each time I open Firefox the software prompts me two times (via a dialog) to enter the primary password. (I previously en… (read more)

I'm using Firefox v136.0 on a Windows 11 host.

Each time I open Firefox the software prompts me two times (via a dialog) to enter the primary password. (I previously enabled and defined a primary password.) I'm also prompted twice to enter the primary password when I open the Firefox's SETTINGS page. This happens in "regular" and SAFE mode. I do not have any extensions installed nor themes installed/enabled. The only plugins that are installed are "OpenH264 Video Codec provided by Cisco Systems, Inc." and "Widevine Content Decryption Module provided by Google Inc."

When I delete the primary password, the browser does not prompt me to enter the primary password on startup or when opening the SETTINGS page.

FWIW, I've tried the following sequence, but the problem persists:

  1. Uninstall Firefox
  2. Delete as many temporary files as I can in $HOME\AppData\Local\Tmp\
  3. Delete $HOME\AppData\Local\Mozilla\
  4. Delete $HOME\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\
  5. Reboot
  6. Reinstall Firefox
  7. Open Firefox and add a primary password
  8. Close and reopen Firefox

When I reopen Firefox, it prompts me twice to enter my primary password. When I open Firefox's SETTINGS, I am prompted twice to enter the primary password.

Any suggestions as to how I can convince Firefox to not prompt me twice for the primary password when opening the browser would be appreciated.

Asked by Jim Fischer 1 week ago

Last reply by rkuga 1 week ago

Current Firefox from yahoo mail get error: Something's gone wrong We may be having trouble with your connection. Connecting your device to Wi-Fi could help fix the issue or try again later. If you were using an app, close this page. Otherwise, start over.

In current version of firefox when attempting to log in to yahoo.com I get the error message from AT&T: Something's gone wrong We may be having trouble with your con… (read more)

In current version of firefox when attempting to log in to yahoo.com I get the error message from AT&T:

Something's gone wrong We may be having trouble with your connection. Connecting your device to Wi-Fi could help fix the issue or try again later. If you were using an app, close this page. Otherwise, start over.


No error when using edge or chrome.

Asked by david.burlingame 1 month ago

Last reply by Linh Maihunglinh 1 month ago

I can't sign in to AT&T accounts.

I can't sign in to my Yahoo powered AT&T accounts on Firefox, but I can on Edge. The steps I have taken to fix this are: I cleared my cache at least twice, restarted… (read more)

I can't sign in to my Yahoo powered AT&T accounts on Firefox, but I can on Edge.

The steps I have taken to fix this are: I cleared my cache at least twice, restarted my AT&T supplied BGW320-500 router/modem and PC multiple times, a few at the same time, but none of them have done anything to fix the issue. I figured mos of them wouldn't since I can sign on using Edge. My PC is an HP Pavilion running Windows 11 on Firefox version 135.0 (64 bit).

At first when I would click on the toolbar bookmark for my AT&T email I received the panel on the right side of the screen that shows all of the AT&T accounts I'm logged in, as if I'm switching to another email account. I then selected the account I wanted to access and it changes to the login screen which is the normal process. I selected the same account again and it switches to have me input the password where I select "keep me signed in" and then the account so it will auto fill the password. I made sure it was the correct password then selected sign in. It thinks for a few seconds where the text in the tab shows "Logout successful", which is again, normal when switching from one AT&T account to another. It then loaded a page that states "Something's gone wrong", which is the attachment provided.

After I cleared the cache, and clicked on the toolbar bookmark for my AT&T email, the that opens is the one that opens where I am no logged in to any AT&T account. The results are the same as before and the same error page loads shown in the attachment when I select any email account and try to log on to it.

I'm recovering from neck surgery that along with my previous neck surgery has most definitely ruined my life, I'm wearing a halo on my head, and my neck and shoulders are cramping up so much and I just can't deal with this right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Until then I guess I have to use Edge for my email because I haven't imported my bookmarks from Firefox, nor do I want to.

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Last reply by Autotech1 1 month ago

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Today the icons on New Tab have been resized which makes it difficult to see the differences. As seen in the attached images the logo icons have been reduced in size but… (read more)

Today the icons on New Tab have been resized which makes it difficult to see the differences. As seen in the attached images the logo icons have been reduced in size but the generic letter icons have had their outside edges overlain with the border. Not only has the visible area of the thumbnail been reduced but the title for each of the icons has also been truncated. Another thing to note is there is also more vertical space between the icons.

When I looked into this further I found information about the about:config page. As per https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1338808 I found and edited the browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newNewtabExperience.enabled key to false. This did not change the icon size.

I also noticed the next key browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newNewtabLayouts.variant-b So I changed it from true to false. This seemed to work... Hooray!!!

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Please help, the shortcut icons are only helpful if they are readable and identifiable.

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Last reply by ThePillenwerfer 5 months ago

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My laptop (a Lenovo Ideapad220s) did an automatic Windows 11 update (I believe it was the 2H24 update). After that Firefox (version 133, 64 bit) would only open with the … (read more)

My laptop (a Lenovo Ideapad220s) did an automatic Windows 11 update (I believe it was the 2H24 update). After that Firefox (version 133, 64 bit) would only open with the message "Gah. Your tab just crashed". Nothing I tried has worked, not any of the remedies found in support pages. I somehow did a Firefox software update and it shows as a separate icon and has not migrated any of the passwords and bookmarks I had in the software version that keeps crashing (my default browser). Trying to get access to the encrypted passwords to the many sites I've got with Firefox I opened the browser in troubleshooting mode. In this mode I have access to all the passwords saved over time, and the browser seems to work fine.

Any suggestions on what I need to fix or if this is related to the Windows update? I'd like not to have to go through the two-step process to use the browser.

Thanks!

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Last reply by ladyrev.ame 1 week ago

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For the last several weeks, Firefox has been prompting me to "Please enter primary password" multiple times per day or even per hour. If I do so, the dialog box goes away… (read more)

For the last several weeks, Firefox has been prompting me to "Please enter primary password" multiple times per day or even per hour. If I do so, the dialog box goes away, only to come back again later. I'm finding this very frustrating.

Firefox does always prompt for this when I start it, as it has for many years.

I tried the recommended solution for a similar problem presented here but it didn't help.

This started some time after I updated from 130.0.1 to 133.0, but I have no idea whether the update is the cause.

Can anyone recommend what I can do to solve this or at least to investigate it further?

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Last reply by markwarner22 3 months ago

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I am having difficulty trying to view a website. I receive the following message whenever I try to view this website: "Suspected Phishing This website has been reported … (read more)

I am having difficulty trying to view a website. I receive the following message whenever I try to view this website:

"Suspected Phishing This website has been reported for potential phishing.

Phishing is when a site attempts to steal sensitive information by falsely presenting as a safe source."


There are two buttons beneath this message, the one on the left which reads "Learn More," the one on the right which reads "Ignore & Proceed." Yet when I click on either of the buttons a blank white page appears.

The web address in the URL field also changes from the website I originally selected to the following:

https://www.smartredirect.de/redir/clickGate.php?u=IgKHHLBT&m=1&p=8vZ5ugFkSx&t=vHbSdnLT&st=&s=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brutaltops.com%2F&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DBrutalTops.com%26sca_esv%3D9a8e8f6bd3ba345e%26source%3Dhp%26ei%3DHMO2Z6SJBaqWwbkP7JzXUA%26iflsig%3DACkRmUkAAAAAZ7bRLHc87-cSI48xaawgAj9EjL-Nm71U%26ved%3D0ahUKEwikh43Vx9GLAxUqSzABHWzOFQoQ4dUDCBM%26oq%3DBrutalTops.com%26gs_lp%3DEgdnd3Mtd2l6Ig5CcnV0YWxUb3BzLmNvbUjNa1CbCliBWXABeACQAQCYAW-gAfcKqgEEMTYuMbgBDMgBAPgBAZgCCaAClwaoAgrCAgoQABgDGOoCGI8BwgIKEC4YAxjqAhiPAcICERAuGIAEGJECGNEDGMcBGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAg4QLhiABBixAxjRAxjHAcICBRAuGIAEwgIREC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwHCAgsQLhiABBjRAxjHAcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIXEC4YgAQYkQIYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwEYigXCAgUQABiABMICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAg4QLhiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCxAAGIAEGJIDGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMY1ALCAhEQABiABBiRAhixAxiDARiKBcICFBAuGIAEGJECGLEDGIMBGNQCGIoFwgIREC4YgAQYkQIYxwEYigUYrwHCAg8QABiABBixAxgKGEYY-QHCAgoQABiABBixAxgKwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYCsICBxAuGIAEGArCAgcQABiABBgKwgIFEAAY7wWYAxPxBQrZJeqRYy6tkgcDNi4zoAeUYg%26sclient%3Dgws-wiz



Why would I not be able to view this website (and others too) with Firefox but am able with Chrome? I want to be able use Firefox, as Chrome will not allow use of an extension that Firefox will.

Please tell me how this problem may be fixed.

Asked by gymmo 3 weeks ago

Last reply by Nikola Paine 2 days ago