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FF keeps defaulting to needing a proxy server. Reset to NO proxy, close, open and FF resets to wanting a proxy.

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FF keeps resetting to needing a Proxy Server every time I reopen the browser. I navigate to the apprpriate setting, reset to NO Proxy, use FF, close FF, and when opened again later, FF has reset to needing a proxy server. Reset again, blah, blah ,blah ad-nauseum.

FF keeps resetting to needing a Proxy Server every time I reopen the browser. I navigate to the apprpriate setting, reset to NO Proxy, use FF, close FF, and when opened again later, FF has reset to needing a proxy server. Reset again, blah, blah ,blah ad-nauseum.

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

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