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I'm not sure what you have done to plugins. Ffox is now unusable. Sadly I have now moved after many yrs to use Chrome. You appear to have lost focus / clarity

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Silverlight does not work.

Java plugins disable and won't update.

Navigating to solutions is an ever decreasing circle.

I've given up in frustration.

Silverlight does not work. Java plugins disable and won't update. Navigating to solutions is an ever decreasing circle. I've given up in frustration.

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Separate Issue; Your System Details shows;

Installed Plug-ins

Shockwave Flash 16.0 r0 Shockwave Flash 11.9 r900

Having more than one version of a program may cause issues.

Grab the uninstaller from here: Uninstall Flash Player | Windows Uninstall Flash Player | Mac Then reinstall the latest version.

Flash Player v16.0.0.305
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html


edit: fixed Flash version as I told you to update it in PM

Modified by James

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What message(s) are you getting? What errors?

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window