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How to remove all Firefox wallpapers for start page that are included? I want my start page black but all you have are other colors, abstract, etc. These wallpaper choices are stored somewhere inside Firefox 135. I want to remove them all. Also after searching from Firefox start page, the background turns an ugly navy blue. Here would be a great example of where solid black would also look better. So how do you make both of these pages display only black, white or gray? With NO other options or clutter. I do not want to see any other colors or designs one of your interns picked out.

Hi,

I'm currently on Firefox Developer Edition version 136.0b6, and for some reason the search bar no longer displays the https:// header. Is it possible to turn this back on?

Important update! On March 14, 2025, a critical root certificate in Firefox will expire. If you’re still using an older version (before Firefox 128 or ESR 115.13+), it’s crucial to update to Firefox 128 or newer to avoid issues with add-ons, DRM-protected content, and other features.

For full details, check out Update Firefox to prevent add-ons issues from root certificate expiration.

If you have questions about the update or need help with the process, this is the place to ask! Whether you’re just starting or you’ve already updated and want to share your experience, we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s come together, share tips, and ensure we’re all prepared. Drop your questions or insights below!

Clicked on a link provided by Windows 11 where Windows was trying to send me to the Microsoft Store. Got this error:

Your PC doesn't have an app that can open this link. Try looking for a compatible app in the Microsoft Store.

Firefox is installed and and the default browser. Don't have any idea why or what to do. Can someone help?

How can I get back to having my Outlook emails back into datal order i.e. latest at the top? I hate that it's alphabetical, it's just not practical as there are often a lot of emails I neither want to delete or put into folders, but I do want to immediately be able to see current, particularly unopened emails, at the top and not having to scroll down through all the others before getting to them - it is ridiculous!

Is the Primary (formerly called "Master") password shared or Firefox synchronised between different devices?

The reason that I ask this is that I am a decrepit and ignorant old bugger in his 8th decade that has been using Firefox for nearly 25 years. Consequently I have a lot of passwords stored in Firefox's password manager that I REALLY do not want to lose.

Unfortunately, on my main desktop machine, becoming more paranoid after a suspected identity theft attack, I decide to change the Master Password (recently re-named to Primary Password) to something longer and harder to guess or break.

Unfortunately I have forgotten what I changed it to ! (I can remember the first 15 characters but then not the ending sequence...)

However, I discovered that on an old laptop (that had not been connected to the internet for a long time - and I've disconnected it from the local Wi-Fi now) that my old password still worked and I could still see many of the old passwords (since it had not been synchronised).

I am worried that if I try and restore my passwords by now connecting to the internet and synchronising, I will then be locked out of this remaining treasury of my passwords if Firefox synchronisation then disastrously changes the old password (that I still remember) to the new password that I have forgotten - hence my question...

PS: I still have a paper record of something called an "Account Recovery Key" consisting of 8 groups of 4 alphanumeric characters (each group only contains capital letters and numerals - although one 4 character group does not contain any numerals at all, but all groups have at least one capital letter). Could I use this to recover the misremembered new password?

PPS: Don't you think it is always a bad idea to include both zeroes and letter Oh for Oscars in this account recovery key as capital letters rather than lower case letters, since they look so similar?

ie z00 or zoo is less prone to confusion that Z00 or ZOO

Hi!

I have not thought about changes to Firefox and after speaking to someone I found out a potential change that I was not aware of.

I have not been able to find a definitive (except AI generated) answer to confirm or deny his claim that Firefox switched over to Chrome/Chromium's web engine.

My understanding is that they have always used their own being a FOSS alternative to major brands.

I use 133.0.3 (64bit) Mozilla Firefox for Arch Linux archlinux - 1.0 (right now but updates are very common)

Am I in reality using Chrome/Chromium just in different clothes, or is this still the same FOSS Firefox that I have been using for years?

As a side note, I did find out that the coding for Extensions/Add-ons have been updated to reflect the way that they are coded from Chrome/Chromium but that is not enough to give me a definitive answer as to the underlying interface.

As of February 13, 2025 the front page of the Washington Post website does not load correctly in Firefox 115.20.0esr in Mac OS 10.13.6. The problem persists even in safe mode. Thank you.

Today when I opened firefox I was greeted with a chat gpt bot on the left side of my screen. I don't want chat gpt any where near my computer. Please tell me how to remove that part of firefox from my pc.

Hi, I want to sync firefox. between my mac book pro and mac air. THe instructions I find on the web don't work. I don't see a sync and save date choice in my menu

They show how to sync between a laptop and a phone. Thanks, Bill

Hello!

I would like to dump Chrome and return to using Firefox. I just would like to know if it's possible somehow to remove about:mozilla page from within a browser (it's important for me). If anyone knows of a way to do it - please let me know.

Thank you!

Hi,

I am the developer of the Dictionary Anywhere extension which is a Firefox recommended extension. Recently my extension stopped performing up to its expectations due to backend changes in public API that it uses to find meaning of the words.

However, I am unable to modify the code of extension to fix the issue as I am not able to login to my account due to it being behind MFA, and I have lost access to the phone which contains those MFA codes.

Can something be done here, to allow me to update the extension to rectify the issue that 50k users who use this extension regularly are facing? For example, can the extension be transferred to another account through which it can be updated, lots of users are suffering as the extension is not working. I have access to the source code of the extension .

Thanks and Regards

Hi,

My name is Christi Christi. I have account that i don't have access too. My husband open a new account. i would like my old account back but i don't remember my password. Can you please help?

my email with that account is [edited] @gmail.com

thanks Christi Cook