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After updating, I only see the window border, Firefox is not rendering.

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bab010
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The browser toolbars, windows, everything is invisible. I only get the border of the window. This is more than just missing toolbars - there are no toolbars, no minimize/maximize/close icons, nothing but the window border.

The browser toolbars, windows, everything is invisible. I only get the border of the window. This is more than just missing toolbars - there are no toolbars, no minimize/maximize/close icons, nothing but the window border.

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cor-el
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A possible cause is security software (firewall,anti-virus) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.

Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.

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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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