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Elements of the browser are not rendering.

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Lindsay_Bigelow
Lindsay_Bigelow
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I have tried: rebooting my PC, resetting my Windows theme, refreshing Firefox, and contacting you!

I can't seem to upload files either... here are some DropBox links:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/108089426/Screenshots/firefox40.0.3-newtab.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/108089426/Screenshots/firefox40.0.3-ask-a-question.png

I have tried: rebooting my PC, resetting my Windows theme, refreshing Firefox, and contacting you! I can't seem to upload files either... here are some DropBox links: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/108089426/Screenshots/firefox40.0.3-newtab.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/108089426/Screenshots/firefox40.0.3-ask-a-question.png

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FredMcD
FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?

check this:

  • see if there are updates for your graphics drive drivers

https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)

https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround

  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also:

Lindsay_Bigelow
Lindsay_Bigelow Question owner
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I had upgraded my nVidia driver 2 days ago to 355.82 WHQL without problems (or so I thought)

I'd like to try toggling hardware acceleration, but unfortunately about:preferences#advanced is not rendering the check boxes!

Using about:config and Google, I set the following to true: gfx.direct2d.disabled webgl.disabled

...and the problem is fixed! Thank you!

FredMcD
FredMcD
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That was very good work. Well Done. Please flag your last post as Solved Problem so others will know.