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Cant seem to access any sites when i turn off private browsing

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cpwansui
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I always had private browsing option selected. But now that i turned it off i could not access any sites, but once i turn on private browsing again i was able to browse sites again. Cant seem to find whats the issue.

I always had private browsing option selected. But now that i turned it off i could not access any sites, but once i turn on private browsing again i was able to browse sites again. Cant seem to find whats the issue.

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cor-el
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Firefox 68 allows to set whether extensions run in Private Browsing mode or do not run. You can see this in "Add-ons -> Extensions". If it doesn't work in normal mode then one of the extensions might be causing this.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window