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Saving PDF files

OncRxSvc
OncRxSvc
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Since I downloaded the last Firefox update, I no longer have pdf files. Instead I have HTML links that open a tab in my Firefox browser when I try to read a document. This happens with both new documents that I download, and ones previously downloaded. Is there a way I can return to the previous method of having the pdf file rather than an HTML link?

Thanks.

Since I downloaded the last Firefox update, I no longer have pdf files. Instead I have HTML links that open a tab in my Firefox browser when I try to read a document. This happens with both new documents that I download, and ones previously downloaded. Is there a way I can return to the previous method of having the pdf file rather than an HTML link? Thanks.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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As the first step, could you change your default program for PDFs in your Windows settings to a more appropriate program, such as Acrobat Reader?

As noted in Microsoft's help article, you might need to use the "Choose default apps by file type" option:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-default-programs-in-windows-10-e5d82cad-17d1-c53b-3505-f10a32e1894d

Does that help with this issue?