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I recently upgraded, when visiting a http site it only shows html source code with no page styling. When visiting Https sites they all work and look fine!

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Browser is broken - Does not open HTTP sites correctly

I recently upgraded, when visiting a http site it only shows html source code with no page styling. When visiting Https sites they all work and look fine! Please help correct or fix this problem? Recently upgraded to teh latest version of Firefox.

'''Browser is broken - Does not open HTTP sites correctly''' I recently upgraded, when visiting a http site it only shows html source code with no page styling. When visiting Https sites they all work and look fine! Please help correct or fix this problem? Recently upgraded to teh latest version of Firefox.

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Only http sites with no ssl seem to behave improperly. I have just restarted my Pc with newly applied windows updates and it seems to be working fine now. Looks like the windows update help correct the issue.Thanks for your assistance.

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What sites are we talking about? The provide info is so vague it could be any site on the world wide web.

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Hi grantcolyn, I cannot think of any logical reason for that. In case the upgrade created an incompatibility with one of your add-ons, could you try:

Double-check content blockers: Firefox's Content Blocking feature and extensions that counter ads and tracking may break websites that embed third party content (meaning, from a secondary server).

(A) Do you see a shield icon toward the left end of the address bar, near the lock icon? More info on managing the Tracking Protection feature in this article: Content Blocking.

(B) Extensions such as Adblock Plus, Blur, Disconnect, Ghostery, NoScript, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin or uMatrix should provide toolbar buttons to manage blocked content in a page. There may or may not be a number on the icon indicating the number of blocked items; you may need to click the button to see what's going on and test whether you need to make an exception for this site.

Testing in Firefox's Safe Mode: In its Safe Mode, Firefox temporarily deactivates extensions, hardware acceleration, and some other advanced features to help you assess whether these are causing the problem.

If Firefox is not running: Hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox. (On Mac, hold down the option/alt key instead of the Shift key.)

If Firefox is running: You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > "?" Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
  • (menu bar) Help menu > Restart with Add-ons Disabled

and OK the restart.

Both scenarios: A small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (not Refresh).

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Only http sites with no ssl seem to behave improperly. I have just restarted my Pc with newly applied windows updates and it seems to be working fine now. Looks like the windows update help correct the issue.Thanks for your assistance.