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Firefox does not open link

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On our website anwr.de firefox does not open the links in the mainmenu. Unternehmen, Mitglieder... Kontakt works. If I use "open in new tab" while klicking these links it's also working. Other browsers and a firefox on a different pc are working as well. Has someone an idea?

On our website anwr.de firefox does not open the links in the mainmenu. Unternehmen, Mitglieder... Kontakt works. If I use "open in new tab" while klicking these links it's also working. Other browsers and a firefox on a different pc are working as well. Has someone an idea?

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The solution is: There is a javascript that detects this firefox-browser as a touch device. So the mainpages having subpages can not be opend directly.

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Hello,

The links mentioned work for me and redirect to http://www.anwr.de/de/start/unternehmen/ , http://www.anwr.de/de/start/mitglieder/ and http://www.anwr.de/de/start/kontakt/ respectively.

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

  • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click Help Help-29 and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

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If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

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Hi Alex, thanks for your reply. Unfortunately your solution doen't solve my problem. Firefox behaves the same in savemode. I already made a reset in my firefox, that didn't solve the problem either.

Like I said, the links which don't work are the links to pages that have subpages. I can open them in new tabs. Best regards

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The solution is: There is a javascript that detects this firefox-browser as a touch device. So the mainpages having subpages can not be opend directly.