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 Prieš 3 dienas

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 Prieš 5 dienas

How to receover deleted history

few days ago, i was trying to remove unimportant entries from the browsing history section. i discovered that my delete button wasn't working and no entry was being delet… (read more)

few days ago, i was trying to remove unimportant entries from the browsing history section. i discovered that my delete button wasn't working and no entry was being deleted, not even when i was trying to remove using the mouse right side button. at first, i thought the delete button of the keyboard has become faulty. but i found that it was working fine in other apps or parts of the Windows OS. so i tried again removing the entries but couldn't do it. then i closed the firefox browser and reopened it. to my horror, i found that all entries before November in the firefox history section have just disappeared. nothing is there. i felt very much shocked and sad because there were lots of important entries which i have stored for almost two years. now i don't know how to restore my lost history entries. just because of some errors in the firefox program, i have lost my long saved entries. please suggest me how to restore it.

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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 Prieš 18 valandų

Updates

Why would I update the browser if when I do it seems to make it easier for advertisers to jam me with ads. I use adblockers for a reason.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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I'm very frustrated with FF. It's running slow. Downloads are slow etc. I've tried everything that FF has recommended up to and including "refresh" with no effect. It's … (read more)

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Firefox Will Not Open on ARM Surface Laptop 7th

Hello, my Firefox will not run no matter what I try. I originally installed Firefox from the Microsoft Store and it worked perfectly for about a week. Then it stopped op… (read more)

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I originally installed Firefox from the Microsoft Store and it worked perfectly for about a week. Then it stopped opening. When attempting to run the app, a loading cursor briefly appears and nothing happens. It is not visible in task manager processes.

Uninstalled and reinstalled several times - no luck.

Installed Firefox directly from website - still doesn't run, but it does pop up with a "crash report" window.

Can anybody help me out?

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Hello Firefox Community, I've been exploring the new AI Chatbot feature integrated into Firefox's sidebar and find it quite impressive. However, I've encountered a limit… (read more)

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I've been exploring the new AI Chatbot feature integrated into Firefox's sidebar and find it quite impressive. However, I've encountered a limitation: the inability to resize the chat page within the sidebar. This restriction affects the readability and usability of the chat interface.

Is there a way to adjust the size of the chat page in the sidebar?

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