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Firefox open file a.URL saved on hdd not in redirect to web page but in file:////... Is this a bug? Hoe to solve it?

Gelg74
Gelg74
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When I open saved url on my pc firefox once opened them in web page. After last update firefox open file in hdd saved as name.URL in a page that links to the file (file://///name.URL). In that way I'm not able to go back to visit a web page that I saved as URL on my pc.... I must use explorer :-((( Is there a way to solve the problem? It's a known bug? Regards

When I open saved url on my pc firefox once opened them in web page. After last update firefox open file in hdd saved as name.URL in a page that links to the file (file://///name.URL). In that way I'm not able to go back to visit a web page that I saved as URL on my pc.... I must use explorer :-((( Is there a way to solve the problem? It's a known bug? Regards

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Shadow110
Shadow110
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings

Note : Firefox 57 Quantum release date Nov 14th https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/quantum/ Note : Legacy Extensions will be disabled and or removed.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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This problem is caused by having the Internet Shortcut (.url) file type associated with "Firefox" instead of "Internet Browser". It was noted when Firefox 56 was first released about a month ago because on some systems, the association got switched (for unclear reasons). You just need to change it back.

This article describes the file type associations control panel in Windows 8.1: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mniehaus/2014/01/09/configuring-file-associations-in-windows-8-1/

I'm attaching a screenshot from Windows 7, which is the best I can do for comparison.