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Google home screen has black boarders intermittently. See picture

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See attached image. Thick black boarder disappears if I leave google homepage then return to it.

See attached image. Thick black boarder disappears if I leave google homepage then return to it.

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Hello,

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See if there are updates for your graphics drivers https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

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Hi FredMcD As requested I have inserted a photo to my question. I tried updating my graphics driver (INTEL) and the problem still exists. I am using Windows 10 in a new HP Laptop. I spoke to HP about the problem and they claimed it was a software problem occurring in Firefox. Any More thoughts?

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That's very odd. If you right-click > View Image on the Google Logo, is it this one:

https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png

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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache and
  • Remove Cookies
    Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.

Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar.

  • Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
  • Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences#advanced<Enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe websites. Are there any problems?

Then restart.