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Random characters/Icons showing in address bar

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I just upgraded to FireFox 29.0.1 and now there are times when a new tab opens and the address bar is twice as big, the URL isn't visible and random icons or characters are shown.

I just upgraded to FireFox 29.0.1 and now there are times when a new tab opens and the address bar is twice as big, the URL isn't visible and random icons or characters are shown.

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hello kthersh, other users have reported that this error might be caused by third-party extensions like RSS Icon 1.0.6, which apparently is no longer maintained...

Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems

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hello kthersh, other users have reported that this error might be caused by third-party extensions like RSS Icon 1.0.6, which apparently is no longer maintained...

Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems