firefox wont work after windows 11 updates complete

i am running windows 11 after windows updates, my firefox will open but the search bar does not open and i cannot use it i uninstalled and reinstalled firefox i went t… (read more)

i am running windows 11

after windows updates, my firefox will open but the search bar does not open and i cannot use it

i uninstalled and reinstalled firefox

i went to settings to make it my default browser

no help

Asked by Mike Roe 1 day ago

Update today seems fishy

Long story short (as possible): Windows 11 Home, Firefox version 135.0, File version 18.5.0.0, Product version 18.05 Opened Firefox first thing as soon as PC was turned… (read more)

Long story short (as possible):

Windows 11 Home, Firefox version 135.0, File version 18.5.0.0, Product version 18.05

Opened Firefox first thing as soon as PC was turned on today. Immediately prompted for an update. It's Mozilla/Firefox. I didn't question it. I did the update and it asked me to download a file. "I trust Mozilla. OK". It downloaded a Firefox Installer.exe file. The same as the one I installed back in 2022 when I set up this PC. I noticed it was a duplicate because (1) followed the file name. "Odd, but okay...it's Mozilla/Firefox. I trust it"

Then I tried to use Firefox and no matter what website I tried to go to I got a "Gah. Your tab just crashed" on the page. It had "Restore crashed tabs" options but nothing worked. All led back to "Gah. Your tabs..." Thinking about the same Installer.exe file and its (1), I checked the Firefox update history. Nothing for today. I then opened the Properties of the original 2022 Installer.exe and the one today. All were the same except 1) - the 2022 file is 325KB and the (1) file from today is 364KB, and 2) - under Digital Signatures, the Digest algorithm is "sha1" in the 2022 file and "sha256" in the (2) file from today.

I didn't know this Ask a question/forum was here or I would have inquired here first. Instead I turned to Reddit's Firefox group using my phone before I did anything on my PC. I spec'd out the details of the day and was assured by two people to do a restart of Firefox. So I did. Yup, that seemed to fix the issue. And off I went with the stuff I'd originally had in store for my day. Until I had different/unrelated need to view my Downloads and I see a FireFox Installer(2) that must have crept in when I did the restart. There was no notification/prompt or request to allow. It just showed up and I wouldn't have known about it unless I checked my Downloads folder.

Until someone tells me otherwise, I'm staying off Firefox. Two .exe Installer files downloaded for a simple update? One which I authorized/allowed but the other sneaking in when I restarted Firefox? Not to mention the tabs not loading until I did the restart which if legit needed, Firefox didn't prompt me to do? That doesn't sound like normal Mozilla/Firefox behaviour. None of today's events do.

So...is this fishy like I think it is? Fishy or not, what's the best thing to do? I'm okay with computers but DEFINITELY NOT an expert. Hence me being here and asking what to do. Guidance needed. Help?

I wrote out the OS details and specs of the browser. I think that's all that anyone would need but if I'm wrong, don't hesitate to ask for more.

Thanks folks.

Asked by Jarod1941 6 days ago

Viewing PDFs in Firefox but opening them with a PDF Viewer

Hi, Up to the most recent update of Firefox I could preview PDFs within a cloud based software, but when I downloaded them they opened up in my default PDF Viewer. Sinc… (read more)

Hi, Up to the most recent update of Firefox I could preview PDFs within a cloud based software, but when I downloaded them they opened up in my default PDF Viewer.

Since the update the preview PDFs in the software just spin and never show, unless I have the setting in Firefox set to "open in Firefox" then I can see them. But if I have that set, then any PDF I try to open or download will open in a new Tab in Firefox, rather than the PDF viewer, and then I have to save it to be able to open it in the PDF viewer.

However, if I change the setting to be "Use Windows Default Application" they open up just fine in the PDF viewer, but the previews in the cloud based software go back to spinning and not opening.

How do I get back to having both things happen, rather than either / or please?

Many thanks for any help offered Best regards Jen

Asked by JP 4 days ago

Weather in New Tab Missing in 135.0

Hi, y'all, I used to use the weather on new tab feature a lot until the latest update seems to have taken that feature away? Is this intentional or am I missing something… (read more)

Hi, y'all, I used to use the weather on new tab feature a lot until the latest update seems to have taken that feature away? Is this intentional or am I missing something? Here is an example of what it looks like: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-items-on-firefox-new-tab-page#w_weather

Some troubleshooting I've tried so far:

  • I clicked the gear icon to go to settings, but there is no settings for weather anymore.
  • I turned off my VPN, because I heard it was available to U.S. and Canada users only, I am in the U.S.
  • I closed firefox and reloaded.

Any tips/help is appreciated.

Asked by sissorelle 4 days ago

Last reply by sissorelle 4 days ago

HDR video on YouTube is showing apparently maximum brightness

I've noticed that HDR content on YouTube plays at apparently maximum brightness, which is overwhelming. The same video using Google Chrome behaves as expected. For exampl… (read more)

I've noticed that HDR content on YouTube plays at apparently maximum brightness, which is overwhelming. The same video using Google Chrome behaves as expected. For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xod2xiLA9CM

I'm running FF v135.0 and Chrome v133.0.6943.54. When using Chrome, the video brightness matches system brightness settings on my Macbook Pro (running Sequoia 15.3) but when I use FF, the video itself is incredibly bright, as if the white levels have been maxed out. It seems to be a problem with handling the HDR content. Even stranger, it's as if the browser is able to increase my screen brightness itself, but only in the video pane. I doubt that's actually happening, but that's what appears to happen. If I switch to another tab and then back to the video, it takes a few seconds for the video pane to increase extreme levels.

Also, I tried to take a screenshot of it but the screenshot doesn't show the extreme bright levels that I see when I'm using the browser.

Asked by John Neiberger 6 days ago

Last reply by John Neiberger 3 days ago

Delays and lags

About once a minute or more Firefox lag by 10-15 seconds before showing a character or characters I have typed. It seems to be using a lot RAM. I have one window open w… (read more)

About once a minute or more Firefox lag by 10-15 seconds before showing a character or characters I have typed.

It seems to be using a lot RAM. I have one window open with six tabs, including this one, and it is using nearly 8GB. There are 48 processes showing in Activity monitor.

I am using version 135 on a Mac Book Pro running MacOS 15.3 (Sequoia).

It is almost unusable.

Asked by dkgqncsv4q 16 hours ago

Firefox 135 funky image rendering

a few months ago firefox started rendering images funky. I am not sure what changed, it seems to be a setting problem as other computers with FF 135 don't seem to do thi… (read more)

a few months ago firefox started rendering images funky. I am not sure what changed, it seems to be a setting problem as other computers with FF 135 don't seem to do this. I have not been able to come up with the right search terms to describe the problem. here is a screen shot of the issue.

Asked by qode.qrash 4 days ago

Inability to access my email address in forms

In web forms that ask for my email address Firefox displays a message 'Manage passwords' instead of displaying me email address. I cannot find a way to disable this irrit… (read more)

In web forms that ask for my email address Firefox displays a message 'Manage passwords' instead of displaying me email address. I cannot find a way to disable this irritating feature which means I have to write in my email address every time which in turn increases the likelihood of mistyping my address. I have searched all over the place trying to find an answer but without luck. Can someone tel me how to disable this? Thanks.

Asked by Mark Eustace 6 days ago

Last reply by Mark Eustace 6 days ago

Credit Card info does not autofill

This is an exact copy of a question with the same title by Steve Ediger, of August 2022, now archived. Firefox has my credit card information and it shows up in a window… (read more)

This is an exact copy of a question with the same title by Steve Ediger, of August 2022, now archived.

Firefox has my credit card information and it shows up in a window when I go to pay for something, but when I click on the credit card I want to pay with, the details appear on the form but get removed almost instantly.

I am in UK. It was working until recently.

None of the earlier answers have helped.

Asked by 2PeterW 6 days ago

Adding a website exception

How do I add a website to the correct exception or allowed list? Meaning, I have a new website my doctor has given me for my prescriptions but since it has "drugs" in the… (read more)

How do I add a website to the correct exception or allowed list? Meaning, I have a new website my doctor has given me for my prescriptions but since it has "drugs" in the web address firefox doesn't allow me to connect. I don't have parental controls through firefox but I do through my internet provider (Cox) and it doesn't have any options to allow specific websites while keeping the parental controls in place. Any suggestions?

Asked by Charyl 6 days ago

Bank of America log in problem

Almost every time I try to log into Bank of America with Firefox desktop, the login is unsuccessful, and the blank login page is displayed again. Again I fill out my User… (read more)

Almost every time I try to log into Bank of America with Firefox desktop, the login is unsuccessful, and the blank login page is displayed again. Again I fill out my User ID and password and press Log In. Usually the same result: the blank log in page reappears, and I try again. Once in a blue moon, the log in is successful, maybe once in 20 attempts. I am using the latest version of Firefox.

I just tried logging in with MS Edge. I successfully logged in on the first try!

Asked by sambaker 6 days ago

bookmark Toolbar

Hi, I've just got new machine, downloaded Firefox and signed in. I cant see my bookmark toolbar the one I normally see when I sign into Firefox, it has all my saved impor… (read more)

Hi, I've just got new machine, downloaded Firefox and signed in. I cant see my bookmark toolbar the one I normally see when I sign into Firefox, it has all my saved important bookmarks?

Asked by totallyclips 6 days ago

Failed DNS queries when port specified

Hi, I'm having an issue with Firefox (on CachyOS, but i'm pretty sure that is not relevant) when I try to hit domain with PORT number. To be clear, I have a "service" I… (read more)

Hi,

I'm having an issue with Firefox (on CachyOS, but i'm pretty sure that is not relevant) when I try to hit domain with PORT number.

To be clear, I have a "service" I am locally hosting on a more widely available "domain.com" (those are examples of course...) I am using this typology to still be able to generate Let's Encrypt certs for domains (that I own) not accessible outside my network for those sub-domains, and am using therefore Pi-hole to serve the few IPs of my few "service123.domain.com"

When I use a Chromium based browser (or FF ESR v128) the only DNS query is for "https://service.domain.com:8000" is "service.domain.com" (as seen on pihole queries and in FF-ESR/Chromium DNS cache), whereas FF 135 there is first a "service.domain.com" (righfully answered by my local DNS), and then a second query "_8000._https.service.domain.com" is sent, but my pihole doesn't seem to recognize (and shouldn't have to interpret anything concerning ports), so it sends it to upstream DNS (which are unable to answer)

I have disabled DoH, and every extensions. So I am really lost on what as changed in FF that would explain this, or if it's a pihole config problem (weirdly only affecting FF 135+ ...)

Feel free to ask anything, I may have omitted important info. Thanks in advance

Asked by FabienB 6 days ago

Last reply by FabienB 6 days ago