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Everything within the firefox browser blinks whenever I scroll, or if anything changes on the webpage (eg flash videos, .gif). How do I stop this?

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hyresin
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Ever since I installed Firefox 10.0.2 (which was about 10 minutes ago), ANY webpage I load will blink if any of its contents changes.

Some examples include: Flash videos, .gifs... even scrolling causes the entire webpage to blink.

Right now, as I'm typing this message, the textbox is blinking every few characters.

As you can imagine, it is extremely annoying. How do I stop this?

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Ever since I installed Firefox 10.0.2 (which was about 10 minutes ago), ANY webpage I load will blink if any of its contents changes. Some examples include: Flash videos, .gifs... even scrolling causes the entire webpage to blink. Right now, as I'm typing this message, the textbox is blinking every few characters. As you can imagine, it is extremely annoying. How do I stop this? Extra info under Troubleshooting Information.

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Hi,

You can try to deselect Use hardware acceleration when available in Tools (Alt + T) > Options > Advanced > General. Options > Advanced

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Hardware Acceleration

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Vivek
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Hi,

You can try to deselect Use hardware acceleration when available in Tools (Alt + T) > Options > Advanced > General. Options > Advanced

Options

Hardware Acceleration

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hyresin
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... added reply to the wrong area. Ignore this

Modified by hyresin

hyresin
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Thanks for the reply. Tried it, but the problem still persists.

Vivek
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You may also have to restart Firefox for the full change to take effect.

If the problem persists please also check in Safe Mode.

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Uninstalling Add-ons

Uninstalling Toolbars

hyresin
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Thanks! It works now.