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my home page opens with sidebar but the icons don't appear, why?

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I click on the Firefox icon. Home page comes up with add ons listed in sidebar. Icons do not appear. Clicking on site in sidebar doesn't open site. Can use google search and open up other web sites. I want to restore my homepage with icons visible and working.

I click on the Firefox icon. Home page comes up with add ons listed in sidebar. Icons do not appear. Clicking on site in sidebar doesn't open site. Can use google search and open up other web sites. I want to restore my homepage with icons visible and working.

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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot and make sure that you do not exceed the maximum file size (1 MB).


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Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.

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Update the Java plugin to the latest version.