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Diarkib

Firefox randomly flashes black while loading/scrolling

mikecrinite

This just randomly started earlier today. When I load a page, at first, the page will be completely black, and then it will load up. However, if I start to scroll on the page, it will flash to black again, and then I have to scroll up and down a few times to get it back. I tried restarting Firefox and my computer.

This just randomly started earlier today. When I load a page, at first, the page will be completely black, and then it will load up. However, if I start to scroll on the page, it will flash to black again, and then I have to scroll up and down a few times to get it back. I tried restarting Firefox and my computer.

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Does that happen with Firefox safe mode? It might be an extension causing problems, or it might be hardware acceleration.

Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

Reload the webpage while bypassing the cache using one of the following steps:

  • Hold down the Shift key and click the Reload button with a left click.

OR

  • Press Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows and Linux)
  • Press Command + Shift + R (Mac)

Let us know if this solves the issues you are having.