• Kusonjululiwe

why is firefox suddenly forcing the use of the address bar for searching.

Suddenly I cannot search from the search bar. It defaults to the address bar. why "fix" something that was not broken. Being forced to use the address bar is frustrati… (funda kabanzi)

Suddenly I cannot search from the search bar. It defaults to the address bar. why "fix" something that was not broken. Being forced to use the address bar is frustrating. If you go directly to the address bar, it tells you it cannot find that site.

Asked by computerlady29048 3 emasontweni adlule

Answered by Denys 3 emasontweni adlule

As of today, Firefox gets an "Access Denied" when accessing goddady.com. Chrome works.

Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.godaddy.com/" on this server. Reference #18.acf7d517.1771548295.4f66cee0 https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.acf… (funda kabanzi)

Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.godaddy.com/" on this server.

Reference #18.acf7d517.1771548295.4f66cee0

https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.acf7d517.1771548295.4f66cee0 is what I get when going to https:\goddady.com as of today. Running on Windows7 (no, I won't upgrade). Tried a variety of changes. But Chrome works fine. Any suggestions?

Asked by lyleleverich 2 emasontweni adlule

Last reply by Denys 3 ezinsukwini ezidlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network

When I try to make a Google search I get the following message, "I'm not a robot" with a reCAPTCHA: "Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network… (funda kabanzi)

When I try to make a Google search I get the following message, "I'm not a robot" with a reCAPTCHA: "Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen?". This happens on Firefox, but not Chrome or Edge. If I 'Allow' Google in the 'Exceptions - Cookies and Site Data' then I do not get the message, but it takes several seconds for Google display the resulting page. However, if I delete the cookies/cache the message will return and I have to redo the reCAPTCHA. I have scanned with Malwarebytes, Bitdefender, Hitman Pro, Trend Micro House Call and Microsoft Defender, nothing detected. Running Win 10 (64) with 'Extended Security Updates', Firefox 147.0 (64), no additional Extensions or Plugins. Also I uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox.

Asked by Runky Rodo 1 inyanga edlule

Answered by Denys 1 inyanga edlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Address bar search

How do I get searches (my default is Google) to STOP going to the address bar? This started out of the blue and it is making me crazy. I don't want to be asked which sear… (funda kabanzi)

How do I get searches (my default is Google) to STOP going to the address bar? This started out of the blue and it is making me crazy. I don't want to be asked which search to use, and I don't want it to search in the address bar. I want it in the search box. Thanks.

Asked by TikvahCo 1 isonto elidlule

Answered by Denys 1 isonto elidlule

lowes web page

lowes web page comes up. but when looking for product it denies me access. it said denied access to server. it gives me codes that i do not under stand.please give me st… (funda kabanzi)

lowes web page comes up. but when looking for product it denies me access. it said denied access to server. it gives me codes that i do not under stand.please give me step by step on how to fix it. paul klemp

Asked by paulklemp 4 izinyanga ezidlule

Last reply by Paul 4 izinyanga ezidlule

disable search engine

This is the 3rd time I have had to post this. I am getting very frustrated. I DO NOT want the search engine within my address bar. Nothing anyone from you "community" he… (funda kabanzi)

This is the 3rd time I have had to post this. I am getting very frustrated. I DO NOT want the search engine within my address bar. Nothing anyone from you "community" helped to disable the search engine in my address bar. Opera, Edge, Chrome, the user can disable the search engine in the address bar. Why is Firefox so different? And difficult?

Asked by marcellaolejniczak 1 inyanga edlule

Last reply by TyDraniu 2 emasontweni adlule

handoff to awesome bar

not really a request for help since release 147.0.3 searches handoff to awesome and can't be changed by using about:config dropping back to 145.0.2 allows prevention … (funda kabanzi)

not really a request for help since release 147.0.3 searches handoff to awesome and can't be changed by using about:config dropping back to 145.0.2 allows prevention

Asked by Duffa 3 emasontweni adlule

Last reply by Agent virtuel 3 emasontweni adlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Microphone in the AI Sidebar

I can't seem to locate how to activate the microphone in the AI sidebar. I have Gemini selected, and when I hit the microphone to dictate I get the following message.. Un… (funda kabanzi)

I can't seem to locate how to activate the microphone in the AI sidebar. I have Gemini selected, and when I hit the microphone to dictate I get the following message.. Unable to access the microphone. Please check settings.

I looked through Firefox settings and my laptop's but I don't see where it is turned off or asking for activation.'

Tom Z.

Asked by Tom Z 3 izinyanga ezidlule

Answered by TyDraniu 3 izinyanga ezidlule

Firfox SEARCH Box in center of my Firefox Homepage does not work

My Hoepage is set to Firefox. In the center of that page is a Search box which I used always. Now when I try to type in it, my cursor shoots up to the top to the ADDRESS … (funda kabanzi)

My Hoepage is set to Firefox. In the center of that page is a Search box which I used always. Now when I try to type in it, my cursor shoots up to the top to the ADDRESS bar. I do NOT want to SEARCH from the address bar. I want to search in the Firefox search box. I also have Duckduckgo set up in that search bar. After the last 2 Firefox updates, I can no longer type my search in that box, but can ONLY search in the ADDRESS bar. Please help be restore the use of the Firefox Search box.

Asked by Luvzlaughing 2 emasontweni adlule

Last reply by Paul 2 emasontweni adlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Shortcuts on homepage missing

Hi, Since the last update for Mozilla on the laptop (updated on 6/Oct/2025 - version 143.0.4 (64-bit)), all the shortcuts to websites in Firefox homepage I had pinned ha… (funda kabanzi)

Hi, Since the last update for Mozilla on the laptop (updated on 6/Oct/2025 - version 143.0.4 (64-bit)), all the shortcuts to websites in Firefox homepage I had pinned have disappeared. Also I can't add new shortcuts. I already have shortcuts enabled in Settings>Home>Firefox Home Content>Shortcuts.

Does anyone know how to solve this?

Kind regards.

Bárbara O.

Asked by Bárbara 5 izinyanga ezidlule

Answered by Denys 5 izinyanga ezidlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

YouTube videos in Firefox are choppy, even after clearing the cache and disabling hardware acceleration.

"I’ve been having trouble with choppy YouTube videos in Firefox. It happens on both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections. My system is running Windows 10, and I’ve already trie… (funda kabanzi)

"I’ve been having trouble with choppy YouTube videos in Firefox. It happens on both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections. My system is running Windows 10, and I’ve already tried disabling hardware acceleration and clearing my browser cache. The issue persists even when I’m in Safe Mode. I’m using the latest version of Firefox (XX.XX). Any suggestions on how to fix this?"

Asked by PatrickRZayas 3 emasontweni adlule

Answered by PatrickRZayas 3 emasontweni adlule

Address Bar

When a system-wide VPN application (not built into Firefox) is enabled, the behavior of the address bar changes: on the first click, it only shows 5 sites (Top Sites), in… (funda kabanzi)

When a system-wide VPN application (not built into Firefox) is enabled, the behavior of the address bar changes: on the first click, it only shows 5 sites (Top Sites), instead of the usual 9. After pressing the Spacebar, the list from browsing history loads normally. The problem persists after turning off the VPN and only disappears after a full restart of Firefox. The issue is reproducible. Firefox version: the latest

Asked by Hearthstoneb 1 inyanga edlule