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My cursor jumps from search engine to address bar.

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CatskillCindy
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I have Firefox 32.0.3. Whenever I open a new tab and start to type something in the search engine that opened in the new tab (whether in the window or in the search section next to the address bar) the cursor will jump to the address bar part way through. How can this be prevented? Using Windows 7 operating system. Thank you.

I have Firefox 32.0.3. Whenever I open a new tab and start to type something in the search engine that opened in the new tab (whether in the window or in the search section next to the address bar) the cursor will jump to the address bar part way through. How can this be prevented? Using Windows 7 operating system. Thank you.

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guigs
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Hi CatskillCindy, This does not happen by default on a new profile for me. If I may ask does this happen with plugins disabled? You may have to disable them manually and restart Firefox to see if this still happens. 

Last Resort:

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions and some Preferences.

  • Open websites will not be saved in Firefox versions lower than 25.

To Reset Firefox do the following:

For Firefox versions previous to 29.0:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox"Button reset button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.

For Firefox 29.0 and above:

  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click help Help-29 and select Troubleshooting Information.Now, a new tab containing your troubleshooting information should open.
  2. At the top right corner of the page, you should see a button that says "Reset Firefox"Button reset. Click on it.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.

Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

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