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It seems like almost every time I do a Windows Update on and sometimes when I just restart my Lenovo IdeaPad 3 my language gets changed from American English to French. Even some of the add-ons change preferences. Since I don't speak or read French it can be a real hassle to get everything changed back. What I usually end up doing is going to the page on the Mozilla site that has different downloads for different languages and I download the correct one. Once I install it over the existing installation things go back as they should be until I do another Windows Update or like I said before, sometimes after just a restart. This just happened again a few hours ago when I did a Windows Update. All the menu items and drop downs were suddenly in French. My Forecast Fox changed to Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. My Notifier for GMail changed to French. A couple log in pages for some web pages were in French. This never happened with other laptops I have had that were different brands. I once tried just uninstalling Firefox and then reinstalling the correct language version and things were fine until the next time I did an update. My preferences are set to how I want them and I just don't understand why it keeps getting changed.

I've tried resolving this issue after looking at various solutions here on this site as well as other sites. The message "Your browser is being managed by your organization" shows in my settings, However, when I go to the Policies thread in the registry - whether it's under Local Machine or Local User - there is no policy registry entry for Firefox or Mozilla.

Please advise. This is really annoying.

Thanks in advance.

How do we contact customer service with trouble shooting issues? It is unacceptable not to have a number to call or at least a chat function to talk to a live specialist

Hi, I have been wanting to switch to Firefox for a while now and I have imported all of my data from Chrome onto Firefox. All the other members of my household use Firefox on their Mac laptops and iPhones. I have only ever signed into my own account on Firefox, and in the same way I have only ever signed into my own account on Mozilla VPN, which I have used for over a year while living elsewhere and have never had a problem with this. I also have only my own Google account in the data imported from Chrome. I have no one else's information for any account on anything in my device nor, to my knowledge, do they have any account information of mine on theirs. However, sometime in the 10 or so months since I imported my Chrome data - around the same time I moved into a house with others who use Firefox - my laptop's Firefox seems to have...connected somehow, in a way atypical with normal syncing, with the other devices in my house. Occasionally, when I open Firefox on my computer, whatever tab another household member has open on their computer will open instead of a homepage. Also, a little icon pops up occasionally to tell me Firefox is "open on iPhone" when another household member is using Firefox on their iPhone. I use an Android which does not have Firefox installed, so it's not a glitch syncing with my own device. I do not know how this happened and I do not know how to stop it. There doesn't seem to be any evidence of this connection in any place I can see in the preferences window, nor can I find any way to permanently unsync my device's Firefox application from anything unless I sync something first. Any ideas? I'm not that terrible with computers lol, I swear!

Hello ,

This is my first time to ask for help or have a question. I have a program that finds Super-Cookies that are not

deleted by normal means. HSTS is another word for them. This one is owner@realserv.com which can redirect your browser and is mainly to spread adds: It can also read info on your computer;however I am having no problems from it that I know of and have discussed it with others that say it is not malicious and is in fact a Microsoft file. In any case I have found a site to offers a way to remove it.

https://sensorstechforum.com/realsrv-virus/#what-is-realsrv-

I only use Firefox but in following the directions given I was unable to remove it. The page was probably written before all the changes to Firefox.

Can you advise on this subject? Firefox is latest version.

Thanks Paul

I've been using the portable version of Firefox for years. Every release up to 110 has worked great. But release 111 and 112 won't start.

(edited title that add 'portable' - c)

Win7 x64P , FF110.0 (64-bit) I am trying to change the image for a 'new tab' shortcut so I can recognize it visually , the only option I see is to select a URL for the image. (local image would be handy)

I uploaded image to drive.google & shared, inserted the link & save. But is shows just blank.
It shared it properly & tested when logout.

but its a share link & not really an image link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSFN1-mUW1_bt229I_1zgAEtcw31LLvF/view?usp=sharing

I have read https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-items-on-firefox-new-tab-page?redirectslug=customize-shortcuts-your-new-tab-page&redirectlocale=en-US#w_add-a-shortcut

Hi Mozilla, I subscribe to the videopass on motogp.com. I recently went on to renew my subscription but couldn't proceed because of the following message. "Sorry, we are unable to proceed with your purchase as we have detected that the billing address does not match your location" My profile location is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", but my billing location is "United Kingdom". They are apparently two different locations according to the website. I must add, these locations are from a dropdown menu so I cannot change them. I emailed motogp and their tech people reckon either my browser (Firefox) or my internet provider (Sky) could be having a conflict with the payment platform. What do you think? Personally, I think It's the website's problem but any advice would be helpful. This is the first time I have tried to renew, usually I just let it auto-renew. Regards,

Steve.

Hi,

I am trying to setup firefox to my liking automatically To this end, I am using "firefox profile maker" and it works great but I'm having issues adding all the add-ons that I like.

Only the add-ons that are included in ffprofile make seem to install properly (but also, now I can't uninstall them ??)

Anyway here is my full process for installing firefox automatically and then configuring it automatically. Perhaps you can hep me figure it out.

First I install firefox automatically using the offline installer (my computers do not have access to internet by default, I must whitelist each computer, then individual software then individual websites first)

So, I obtain the offline installer from this URL https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/111.0/win64/en-CA/Firefox%20Setup%20111.0.exe

Next I have used the website https://ffprofile.com/ to create a pre-made profile

This yields two files, and their contents profile.zip

profile\prefs.js profile\extensions\CanvasBlocker@kkapsner.de.xpi profile\extensions\uBlock0@raymondhill.net.xpi enterprise_policy.zip defaults\pref\autoconfig.js distribution\policies.json firefox.cfg

Next, I have pre-downloaded added all the add-on files I would like to install to the add-on folder However, when I perform the procedure, only canvas blocker and uBlock0 get installed

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. If I take all the add-on files, dump them all into firefox, it opens 16 tabs On each tab I can now click add and click okay, if I do it right and quick enough, they all install, unless I miss one.

That's over 50 clicks and very annoying !

Here is the list of add-ons I'm trying to add

extensions\umibo-2.4.2.xpi extensions\amp2html-2.1.0.xpi extensions\close_tabs_right-1.2.4.xpi extensions\cookie_autodelete-3.8.2.xpi extensions\copy_tabs-1.12.35.xpi extensions\darkreader-4.9.62.xpi extensions\facebook_container-2.3.9.xpi extensions\google_container-1.5.4.xpi extensions\istilldontcareaboutcookies-1.1.1.xpi extensions\merge_window-1.0.2.xpi extensions\old_reddit_redirect-1.6.1.xpi extensions\order_tabs_by_domain-0.2.3.xpi extensions\privacy_badger17-2023.1.31.xpi extensions\spoof_geolocation-0.1.1.xpi extensions\tab_manager_plus_for_firefox-5.2.0.xpi extensions\traduzir_paginas_web-9.6.1.xpi

I have created a script that I run after installing firefox using this command

"Firefox Setup 111.0.exe" /S

Then I run the following script to automatically install my pre-made profile

Firefox-deploy-ffprofile.bat

@echo off set z7EXE=%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7z.exe set EnterpriseConfig=firefox-profile\enterprise_policy.zip set ProfileConfig=firefox-profile\profile.zip set FirefoxProfile= set FirefoxInstallFolder=%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\ set FirefoxProfilesFolder=%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

if not exist "%z7EXE%" ( echo could not find 7z.exe, cannot continue & goto end ) if not exist "%FirefoxInstallFolder%" ( echo firefox is not installed, cannot continue & goto end ) if not exist "%FirefoxProfilesFolder%"*.default-release ( echo Profile folder missing, starting and stopping firefox to create them "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" & timeout /t 10 )

for /D %%i in ("%FirefoxProfilesFolder%"*.default-release) do (

   if not defined FirefoxProfile ( 

set "FirefoxProfile=%%i" ) else ( set "FirefoxProfile=!FirefoxProfile!;%%i" ) )

echo Firefox profile is %FirefoxProfile% echo Is firefox running ? If yes, shutdown firefox tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq firefox.exe" | find /i "firefox.exe" > nul if %errorlevel% equ 0 ( echo Shutting down firefox & taskkill /f /im firefox.exe & timeout /t 5 ) else ( echo Firefox was not running. )

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq firefox.exe" | find /i "firefox.exe" if %errorlevel% equ 0 (echo Firefox is still running & taskkill /f /im firefox.exe & timeout /t 5 )

echo Moving old profile out of the way, creating empty profile folder move "%FirefoxProfile%" "%FirefoxProfilesFolder%%date%.%TIME:~0,2%h%TIME:~3,2%s%TIME:~6,2%.old-release" md "%FirefoxProfile%" echo Decompress pre-made profiles "%z7EXE%" x "%ProfileConfig%" -y -o"%FirefoxProfile%" -bso0 -bsp2 "%z7EXE%" x "%EnterpriseConfig%" -y -o"%FirefoxInstallFolder%" -bso0 -bsp2

echo Starting firefox and waiting 20 seconds for addons to install timeout /t 1 & "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" & timeout /t 20

echo Is firefox running ? If yes, shutdown firefox tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq firefox.exe" | find /i "firefox.exe" > nul if %errorlevel% equ 0 ( echo Shutting down firefox & taskkill /f /im firefox.exe & timeout /t 5 )

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq firefox.exe" | find /i "firefox.exe" > nul if %errorlevel% equ 0 (echo Firefox is still running & taskkill /f /im firefox.exe & timeout /t 5 )

end

echo firefox deployment finished

rem escalate script as needed rem pause at the end, unless unattend is a parameter

Here are all the settings which I have selected when I created the ffprofile

Disable firefox intro tabs on the first start Disable new tab page intro Disable Pocket Disable Sponsored Top Sites Disable about:config warning. Do not trim URLs in navigation bar Disable checking if Firefox is the default browser Disable reset prompt. Disable Heartbeat Userrating Content of the new tab page : empty Disable Firefox View Disable autoplay of

Disable Telemetry Disable health report Disable shield studies Disable experiments Disable Crash Reports Opt out metadata updates Disable google safebrowsing Disable malware scan Disable DNS over HTTPS Disable preloading of the new tab page. Disable about:addons' Get Add-ons panel Disable check for captive portal. Disables playback of DRM-controlled HTML5 content Disables the Widevine Content Decryption Module provided by Google Inc. Disable access to device sensor data Disable Firefox Suggest

Block Cookies : Block cookies, which are not from the site you're visiting Block Referer : spoof referer Disable DOM storage ** Disable IndexedDB (breaks things) ** Disable the Offline Cache. Sessionstore Privacy : never store extra session data Disable Link Prefetching Disable speculative website loading. Use a private container for new tab page thumbnails Disable WebGL Override graphics card vendor and model strings in the WebGL API Disable the clipboardevents.

Enable Do-not-Track (DNT) Enable resistFingerprinting Enable Mozilla Trackingprotection Enable firstparty isolation. ** Disable Browser Pings Disable TLS session identifiers Disable Beacons Disable the Battery API Disable media device queries Disable form autofill Disable webaudio API Disable video statistics Enable query parameter stripping

Disable automatic updates. Disable searching for updates.

Install CanvasBlocker extension. Install the Privacy Badger extension. Install uBlock Origin extension. Install Decentraleyes extension. Install ClearURLs extension. Install Temporary Containers extension. Install Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension Explicitly disable Greasemonkey user tracking

Disable Firefox accounts Show the bookmarks toolbar by default Disable system addon update

Here are the contents of the profile\prefs.js file

user_pref("app.normandy.api_url", ""); user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); user_pref("app.update.auto", false); user_pref("beacon.enabled", false); user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", ""); user_pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false); user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false); user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.disableResetPrompt", true); user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", ""); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", ""); user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 0); user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false); user_pref("browser.tabs.firefox-view", false); user_pref("browser.urlbar.groupLabels.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false); user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false); user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false); user_pref("device.sensors.ambientLight.enabled", false); user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false); user_pref("device.sensors.motion.enabled", false); user_pref("device.sensors.orientation.enabled", false); user_pref("device.sensors.proximity.enabled", false); user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false); user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false); user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false); user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false); user_pref("experiments.enabled", false); user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", ""); user_pref("experiments.supported", false); user_pref("extensions.CanvasBlocker@kkapsner.de.whiteList", ""); user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 14); user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); user_pref("extensions.getAddons.showPane", false); user_pref("extensions.greasemonkey.stats.optedin", false); user_pref("extensions.greasemonkey.stats.url", ""); user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url", ""); user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled", false); user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", ""); user_pref("media.autoplay.default", 0); user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", true); user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false); user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false); user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false); user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false); user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1); user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true); user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", true); user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0); user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false); user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false); user_pref("network.trr.mode", 5); user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", true); user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1); user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true); user_pref("privacy.query_stripping", true); user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled", true); user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled", true); user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true); user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); user_pref("services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSite", false); user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", ""); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.prompted", 2); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.rejected", true); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", ""); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled", false); user_pref("webgl.renderer-string-override", " "); user_pref("webgl.vendor-string-override", " ");

Here are the contents of the profile\prefs.js file

// IMPORTANT: Start your code on the 2nd line pref("app.normandy.api_url", ""); pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); pref("app.update.auto", false); pref("beacon.enabled", false); pref("breakpad.reportURL", ""); pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false); pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false); pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); pref("browser.disableResetPrompt", true); pref("browser.newtab.preload", false); pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false); pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false); pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true); pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false); pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false); pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false); pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", ""); pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false); pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false); pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); pref("browser.selfsupport.url", ""); pref("browser.send_pings", false); pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 0); pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false); pref("browser.tabs.firefox-view", false); pref("browser.urlbar.groupLabels.enabled", false); pref("browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled", false); pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false); pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false); pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false); pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false); pref("device.sensors.ambientLight.enabled", false); pref("device.sensors.enabled", false); pref("device.sensors.motion.enabled", false); pref("device.sensors.orientation.enabled", false); pref("device.sensors.proximity.enabled", false); pref("dom.battery.enabled", false); pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false); pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false); pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false); pref("experiments.enabled", false); pref("experiments.manifest.uri", ""); pref("experiments.supported", false); pref("extensions.CanvasBlocker@kkapsner.de.whiteList", ""); pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 14); pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); pref("extensions.getAddons.showPane", false); pref("extensions.greasemonkey.stats.optedin", false); pref("extensions.greasemonkey.stats.url", ""); pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url", ""); pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled", false); pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", ""); pref("media.autoplay.default", 0); pref("media.autoplay.enabled", true); pref("media.eme.enabled", false); pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false); pref("media.navigator.enabled", false); pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false); pref("network.allow-experiments", false); pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1); pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true); pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", true); pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0); pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); pref("network.predictor.enabled", false); pref("network.prefetch-next", false); pref("network.trr.mode", 5); pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", true); pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1); pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true); pref("privacy.query_stripping", true); pref("privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled", true); pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); pref("privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled", true); pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true); pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); pref("services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSite", false); pref("signon.autofillForms", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", ""); pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.prompted", 2); pref("toolkit.telemetry.rejected", true); pref("toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", ""); pref("toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", false); pref("toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled", false); pref("webgl.renderer-string-override", " "); pref("webgl.vendor-string-override", " ");

Here are the contents of the defaults\pref\autoconfig.js file

pref("general.config.filename", "firefox.cfg"); pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

Here are the contents of the distribution\policies.json file

{

 "policies": {
   "NewTabPage": false,
   "ExtensionSettings": {
     "uBlock0@raymondhill.net": {
       "install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi",
       "installation_mode": "normal_installed"
     },
     "CanvasBlocker@kkapsner.net": {
       "install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/canvasblocker/latest.xpi",
       "installation_mode": "normal_installed"
     }
   },
   "NetworkPrediction": false,
   "CaptivePortal": false,
   "DNSOverHTTPS": {
     "Enabled": false
   },
   "DisableFirefoxStudies": true,
   "DisableTelemetry": true,
   "DisablePocket": true
 }

}

I wish this process was not so onerous as it has consumed my entire monday :( Thanks

All typed text appears blue until you break it in some ways like pressing the spacebar or moving the keyboard cursor with the arrow keys. It happens at the firefox search bar as well, and search suggestions and autocomplete doesn't work whenever it happens.

Hi, I have noticed that when using the latest release of Mozilla Firefox on Windows 10 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, when I go to ABCnews.go.com and click into a story, there is an autostarting video. But instead of either waiting until I click on it or autostarting normally, it flashes wildly. I have disabled all extensions and the problem persists. Has anyone else encountered this? And more importantly, does anyone have a fix for this issue?

Bob Reed

bold textwhy has my browser decided that my searches should be done in the address bar. I never do searches from the address bar. please change that or tell me how to go back to searching in the search bar instead of the address bar

Windows 11 x64, Firefox 110.0.1. HTTPS-only mode disables. OCSP enabled. I've tried playing around with these flags, nothing works.

• security.certerrors.mitm.auto_enable_enterprise_roots
• security.certerrors.mitm.priming.enabled
• security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling
• security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled
• security.certerrors.permanentOverride
• network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist
• security.enterprise_roots.enabled

Do not recommend me to click Advanced -> Accept the Risk and Continue. I want to disable the warning forever for all the hosts. For example, Chrome supports flag --ignore-certificate-errors, I need something like this.

I have a requirement where instead of showing the 404 error or 503 error on screen, I want to display a blank screen. I have already tried to set the following configs to false -

security.insecure_connection_text.enabled security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled browser.ssl_override_behavior security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic security.enterprise_roots.enabled security.tls.version.min

Is there anymore steps to do or any userChrome.css script is required.

PS : I cannot use any extension or addon to do that

Why do you make it so fxxxxxx hard to ask a question??????? In the tab info it says, If you want to move a tab from one Firefox window to another, click on the tab and drag it to the tab strip of another Firefox window.

What the xxxx does that mean????? There is no tab strip!! There is no obvious place to move it! These are bad instructions! When you write instructions read them over and make sure they are complete! Have somebody that doesn't know anything read them and see if they can follow them!

I have looked at dozens of support Q and A's and have not been able to figure out how to get links to work how I think they should.

If I click on a link in a tab that opens another site I want that to open a new tab. If I click on a link that goes to a a page on the current website I want it to be in the same tab. If I click on a link in an external program then I want that to be a new tab.

I have played around with about:config settings for browser.link (there are 6) using info found here and elsewhere and no combination I have tried does what I think should happen every time. Some websites do act correctly but others pretty soon have many open tabs when all I was doing was trying to navigate the site.

I even tried the "Open link with new tab" plugin and it doesn't do what it says it can do (I have checked "Open a link to a different site on a tab").

Anyone know how to get Firefox to do what I think is the obvious way to handle it?

Since about two months ago, I haven't been able to update Firefox(or any other browser for that matter). I've tried the typical method of going to Preferences, checking for updates, but I can't get passed that point. I get this error message stating "Failed to check for updates."

Chrome was giving me much of the same issue, I've allowed GoogleUpdate on my firewall rules, restarted the PC and tried again. Still got the same error message. I have no other antivirus software installed on this device other than the Windows Defender default app. Firefox hasn't told what I should be allowing past my firewall so I haven't tried anything similar for Firefox.

I also tried uninstalling Firefox, but when I tried to reinstall, I couldn't finish that process because clicking on Download Now led me to this error message stating "Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site.

We can’t connect to the server at download.mozilla.org."

I assumed this was maybe a DNS issue. I tried a DNS flush but that also was ineffective. I tried changing my DNS servers to 1.1.1.1 and 1.1.1.2, also tried other known DNS servers but that didn't work either.

In the meantime, I'd like to at least get an offline installer going because my current version is 110.0.1.

Thank you.