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How to stop Firefox from forcing you to sign in every time you open the browser

Posted on March 17, 2025

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A few days ago I started getting messages from folks asking why Firefox had suddenly started forcing them to sign in to their online accounts every time they open their browser.

I checked in to it and discovered that a Firefox software update had apparently enabled the setting that clears the browser history every time Firefox is closed, automatically signing users out of any accounts they were signed into when they closed the browser.

If this is happening to you there’s a very easy fix: [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I stop my browsers from asking to save passwords?

Posted on December 12, 2024

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Question from Jennifer: I have a question about pop-ups asking if I want to save the password when I log in to a website.

I never say Yes and want to disable those pop-ups. How do I disable them?

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Q&A: How can I make Firefox open email links in Gmail?

Posted on June 5, 2024

Question from Raymond: I hope you can help me solve a problem I’m having with email links, Rick. It’s absolutely driving me up the wall.

Whenever I click an email link on a web page in Firefox it automatically loads Outlook from my hard drive, and I don’t want it to.

I switched my email from Outlook to Gmail several months ago but I can’t figure out how to make email links open automatically in Gmail without having to copy the link and paste it into a new blank email.

Can you tell me what I need to do to fix that? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I change the text size in Firefox?

Posted on March 28, 2024

Question from Amelda: I hope you can help me. My cat jumped up on my keyboard and something happened to my screen.

Now, whenever I visit a website in Firefox the letters on the screen are so tiny I can barely read them.

How can I get them back to normal size? Everything is fine when I use Edge, but I really prefer using Firefox.

Rick‘s answer: [Read more…]

How to reset your web browser back to its default settings

Posted on December 24, 2023

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There are tons of ways to customize and tweak most current web browsers to make them behave more to our liking.

And in addition to the changes we make on our own, many downloads and browser add-ons take it upon themselves to make changes to our browsers’ settings without us even knowing about it.

These changes add up over time, and eventually your favorite browser might become extremely slow and unstable due to all the changes.

Throw a browser hijacker or malware into the mix and it can even become unusable. If that happens, what should you do? [Read more…]