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TBquery26
TBquery26

Is there a key combination that can achieve the back button effect, for a Windows laptop? If not, can Mozilla develop one for Firefox, please?

Is there a key combination that can achieve the back button effect, for a Windows laptop? If not, can Mozilla develop one for Firefox, please?

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Paul
Paul
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Hi

This is already configured in Firefox. This support article should help (it is the first one in the list):

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly

Terry
Terry

You need to set the preference mentioned there to 0 in about:config. browser.backspace_action

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox

zeroknight
zeroknight

You can press Alt + ← to navigate back on Windows.