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the forward and backward keys are locked

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When viewing websites, the forward and backward keys are locked preventing movement

When viewing websites, the forward and backward keys are locked preventing movement

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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).


A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.