For the past few days, randomly when I open a new tab, I get one or more popup windows asking me if I want to open popup.htm.
These do not appear to be coming from a website, but from within Firefox. Example screenshots below.
Firefox
Mouse wheel wont resize pages anymore
All of a sudden, holding down the mouse button and scrolling the mouse wheel wont resize the webpages anymore. Not sure what happened, if it was an update on an add-on o… (read more)
All of a sudden, holding down the mouse button and scrolling the mouse wheel wont resize the webpages anymore. Not sure what happened, if it was an update on an add-on or what? How can I fix it? I tried disabling the add-on I thought could've caused the problem (Zoom Page WE), but that didn't fix it. It's Alienware 15R4, Windows 10 Home Edition, Version 1903, with Firefox 71.0 64 bit.
I set up a new email address, [gmail] and the password did not take. I can't get it to open.
I set up a new email address, [email] and the password did not take. I can't get it to open. email address removed. Please do not post sensitive information in a public f… (read more)
I set up a new email address, [email] and the password did not take. I can't get it to open.
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How do I prevent "pop-up" tabs from appearing?? This began happening to me a few days ago.
Occasionally when I perform some action in a tab such as click on a link or proceed to a followup page A BRAND NEW TAB APPEARS WHICH APPEARS TO BE MARKETING OR SOMETHING.… (read more)
Occasionally when I perform some action in a tab such as click on a link or proceed to a followup page A BRAND NEW TAB APPEARS WHICH APPEARS TO BE MARKETING OR SOMETHING.. Nothing to do with what I was doing, and focus is taken to this new "SPAM" tab. How do I prevent this?????
Deleted account log-ins now showing in FF71
Since FF71 was installed I'm now seeing log-in information for accounts I whacked up to five years ago. When I look at saved log-ins none of these old accounts appear. Wh… (read more)
Since FF71 was installed I'm now seeing log-in information for accounts I whacked up to five years ago. When I look at saved log-ins none of these old accounts appear. What gives.
My Firefox slows down when watching a Facebook gaming livestream for about an hour
I'm using a fresh install of the latest FF version with bookmarks and stuff imported from another browser. The issue I'm experiencing is that when watching livestream at … (read more)
I'm using a fresh install of the latest FF version with bookmarks and stuff imported from another browser. The issue I'm experiencing is that when watching livestream at Facebook, after an hour or so the browser slows down and tabs become laggy. CPU & GPU usage for Firefox at that time is around 45% each.
If you have some information how to solve this, I'd appreciate it.
Why does Firefox auto-fill "newsweek.com" in the URL bar when I type the word "news"?
When Firefox Sync is turned on, Firefox auto-fills "newsweek.com" in the URL bar when I type the word "news". There seems to be no way to disable this annoying feature ot… (read more)
When Firefox Sync is turned on, Firefox auto-fills "newsweek.com" in the URL bar when I type the word "news". There seems to be no way to disable this annoying feature other than setting browser.urlbar.autoFill to false in about:config.
Reconnect to firefox sync prompt at every computer restart?
I recently got a new computer and installed firefox. Every time the computer restarts, it wants me to log in for the sync feature ("Reconnect to Firefox Account" appears … (read more)
I recently got a new computer and installed firefox. Every time the computer restarts, it wants me to log in for the sync feature ("Reconnect to Firefox Account" appears under options with an exclamation point). This did not happen on my old computer, so this is weird because all I've done is reinstalled firefox with the exact same settings/addons as before. This is my personal desktop computer so I don't want to have to re-log in every restart.
After updating from 70 to 71 videos can't go fullscreen anymore (navigation bars on top still there)
Hello, There used to be a difference between watching a video in fullscreen mode via firefox or having the browser itself in fullscreen mode. After updating from 70 to 71… (read more)
Hello, There used to be a difference between watching a video in fullscreen mode via firefox or having the browser itself in fullscreen mode. After updating from 70 to 71 I can only get the latter to work.
- Tried different video hosting sites it doesn't make a difference
- they are not flash videos (that plugin is permanently disabled in my browser)
When clicking e.g. on the little sign on the bottom right of a youtube video that used to put that video in fullscreen showing ONLY the video on my entire screen now I get the video with firefox tabbar and adressbar visible. Super annoying!
On another note I just got that "picture in picture" feature which isn't working at all, when i click on it a little window opens for a second only to be immediately closed again and clicking on the "pip-button" visible on the video has no function or effect anymore. Don't know if that's related at all. Really should know better than to update firefox I can't remember the last time I did without breaking something and spending hours or days trying to find a solution I'm just tired of it...
Greetings and thanks for any tips Edit: starting in safe-mode doesn't change any of it
firefox crashes at startup
Overnight (I changed nothing, but microsoft rebooted my computer and I don't see any new files installed or updates) Firefox will not work. I can see it start up in task … (read more)
Overnight (I changed nothing, but microsoft rebooted my computer and I don't see any new files installed or updates) Firefox will not work. I can see it start up in task manager (two processes) but within 1 second both are gone. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling firefox. Same problem. This is Windows 10 v 1909. Firefox will not start in safe mode. I cannot find any crash files (in the past month).
Firefox doesnt sync, not connecting with device.
Its not connecting with phone (android) even reinstall on pc and phone.
Every app reinstall update nothing work. Please help ?
Firefox will not load, doing a clean install of Firefox did not fix the problem. Doing a clean install with a fresh profile did not fix the problem either.
I have been having problems with firefox lately. Every time I try to run the program it automatically closes without giving an error message. I am running Windows 10 an… (read more)
I have been having problems with firefox lately. Every time I try to run the program it automatically closes without giving an error message. I am running Windows 10 and this happens in safe mode as well. I have tried doing a clean install of firefox - that did not fix the problem. I tried deleting my profile after uninstalling then doing a fresh install, this did not fix the problem either. I ran a virus scan and did not detect any malware. I don't know what else to try.
WebGL Very Slow - *ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS 64Bit Linux OS?
Hi, WebGL on Mozilla Firefox is very slow compared to Google Chrome on same desktop? Desktop specs: - Kubuntu 18.04.3 LTS 64Bit Linux OS - 500 Watt Power Supply - ASRock … (read more)
Hi,
WebGL on Mozilla Firefox is very slow compared to Google Chrome on same desktop?
Desktop specs: - Kubuntu 18.04.3 LTS 64Bit Linux OS - 500 Watt Power Supply - ASRock Q1900M Motherboard - Intel Celeron 2GHz 4-Core CPU - 16GB DDR3 RAM Memory - nVidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 GPU (Ubuntu nVidia proprietary display driver version 435.21)
Using the same WebGL demo, I get 10 Frames Per Second on Firefox and 45 Frames Per Second on Chrome? Any ideas what the issue is with WebGL and Ubuntu Firefox and how to fix it? Let me know, thanks!
Jesse
How do I access Firefox?
I downloaded Firefox for the first time on my computer and when it tries to open, a pop-up appears saying my profile is missing. Why?
How do I stop Firefox mixing up my bookmarks?
When I opened Firefox yesterday, a couple of my folders were in the wrong places on the sidebar. I thought maybe I'd moved them the night before when I was very tired, or… (read more)
When I opened Firefox yesterday, a couple of my folders were in the wrong places on the sidebar. I thought maybe I'd moved them the night before when I was very tired, or maybe that they'd accidentally gotten moved when I tried to move something else during a short period of lag. This morning, however, I opened Firefox and found that there were even more mixed up bookmarks. I can figure out where they go and move them back, but this would be a real pain if it happened every day. Can anyone help?
selected bookmark fails to load when browser is on gmail
when my browser is on gmail and i select another bookmark, instead of taking me to the desired site, gmail just reloads. the workaround is to open another tab and try the… (read more)
when my browser is on gmail and i select another bookmark, instead of taking me to the desired site, gmail just reloads. the workaround is to open another tab and try there. as workarounds go, this one sucks. is this a mozilla bug or are the cretins at google doing something nasty on their backend?
FF spellchecker dictionary periodically randomly switches to Australian
Firefox 70.0.1 on Mint Linux 19.2, though this has been going on for several months now with older versions of FF: Periodically, at unpredictable intervals, Firefox rever… (read more)
Firefox 70.0.1 on Mint Linux 19.2, though this has been going on for several months now with older versions of FF:
Periodically, at unpredictable intervals, Firefox reverts my choice of spellcheck dictionary (English US) to English Australian. In the FF Preferences i don't even have Australian as an option: i have only UK, US, and Canada. Nonetheless, now and then, FF will start marking the word "color" as misspelled, at which point i know that the dictionary has once again been swapped out. Right-clicking the misspelled word and selecting "Languages..." reveals that Australian is always, without exception, the one it's been switched to.
My system-wide language is US English. Nothing, on any of my systems, is configured to use Australian, so FF making this particular choice of dictionaries completely befuddles me.
The "troubleshooting information" which was automatically attached to this post confirms that i don't have Australian English activated in FF.
How do i keep FF from randomly switching dictionaries on me?
Is it possible to start Firefox Developer Edition in Responsive Design Mode?
I would love to open all web pages in Firefox Developer Edition directly in Responsive Design Mode. It is possible? Are there options to toggle?
Update Firefox on Ubuntu 16.04
Running FF 67.0.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. When I go to certain web pages (Amazon, My Music) I get an intrusive pop-up saying my version of FF is no longer supported and I s… (read more)
Running FF 67.0.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. When I go to certain web pages (Amazon, My Music) I get an intrusive pop-up saying my version of FF is no longer supported and I should upgrade. The pop-up cannot be dismissed, and the only option is 'update now'. (And FWIW, the Amazon page behind it is "out of focus" ) The 'update now' takes me to a page telling me to open the 'help - about' and it will automatically start downloading. Only it doesn't start downloading . And other pages say FF is supposed to update automatically, without any intervention on my part. So I'm stuck.
What files control the background color of firefox pages?
When I install Quantum fresh, my pages have a grey or light tan color in the background. If I copy over my User Locsl and roaming Mozilla folders from a prior install th… (read more)
When I install Quantum fresh, my pages have a grey or light tan color in the background. If I copy over my User Locsl and roaming Mozilla folders from a prior install the colors revert back to the (lighter) backgrounds closer to a white.
Is the a particular file that controls screen colors in Firefox so that I do not have to copy over the entire folders?