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why i can't load sites FROM a new tab?

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few days ago i got an update on firefox and ever since i can't load websites from a new tab(one that is opened from the "+" button next to the tabs), it just have the loading animation in the tab but it get stuck like that and i don't even see that little status box that tells you what the browser is doing like "transferring data from...", it doesn't seems like it doing anything and i don't have any problem with opening links in a new tabs so it isn't a slowness problem in my PC or my internet connection.

how can i fix this? can i cancel an update and return to the state my firefox browser was in the day before the last update?.

few days ago i got an update on firefox and ever since i can't load websites from a new tab(one that is opened from the "+" button next to the tabs), it just have the loading animation in the tab but it get stuck like that and i don't even see that little status box that tells you what the browser is doing like "transferring data from...", it doesn't seems like it doing anything and i don't have any problem with opening links in a new tabs so it isn't a slowness problem in my PC or my internet connection. how can i fix this? can i cancel an update and return to the state my firefox browser was in the day before the last update?.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Appearance
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window
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smorele
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Chosen Solution

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Appearance
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window
Wayne Mery
Wayne Mery
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STRM,

I have the same issue. What precisely did you determine to be the cause??

Thanks Wayne