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Windows 8.1 Firefox 59.0.1 links don't work

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Firefox stopped working today, so I uninstalled and installed the latest version. Now links will not work in Outlook. I've set Firefox as my default browser and rebooted.

Firefox stopped working today, so I uninstalled and installed the latest version. Now links will not work in Outlook. I've set Firefox as my default browser and rebooted.

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Do you mean Outlook as part of the desktop Office suite? Unfortunately, this happens if you uninstall Firefox from its normal 32-bit program folder location and reinstall in the newer 64-bit program location. Office applications stubbornly keep looking in the old location.

You could try the registry fix in this article: https://www.slipstick.com/problems/this-operation-has-been-cancelled-due-to-restrictions/

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Hi, did you go into Options --> General --> Applications And check what you have under Mail to :  ? Change to Outlook

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Suluhisho teule

Do you mean Outlook as part of the desktop Office suite? Unfortunately, this happens if you uninstall Firefox from its normal 32-bit program folder location and reinstall in the newer 64-bit program location. Office applications stubbornly keep looking in the old location.

You could try the registry fix in this article: https://www.slipstick.com/problems/this-operation-has-been-cancelled-due-to-restrictions/