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Category Archives: browser
Will all browsers and the web 'soon' be broken? "<" & ">" should be removed from innerHTML
[German]A small note from the "world of web browsers". There is a discussion in the Chromium bug tracker about angle brackets ("<" and ">"), which can occur as characters in HTML attributes or innerHTML elements. Escape handling is now to … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge Version 135.0.3179.* issue: can't open edge://welcome-new-device/
[German]On April 3, 2025, Microsoft released Edge 135.0.3179.54 (and there is probably already 135.0.3179.66, which may fix the following bug) and closed security vulnerabilities there. However, I have received reports that there are problems with Edge 135.0.3179.54.
Operating system/Windows share (end of March 2025); Windows 11 jumps
[German]We have April 2025 and Statcounter's figures on operating system distribution on the desktop are available again for March 2025. Since Windows 10 will no longer be supported in October 2025, many users will only be able to use Windows … Continue reading
Firefox 136.0.2 released
[German]On March 18, 2025, the Mozilla developers released the new Firefox 136.0.2 as a maintenance update. It fixes a bug in the cookie handling and a high CPU load in Windows.
Firefox 115 ESR: Windows 7/8.1 Support till September 2025
[German]Mozilla Firefox 115 ESR still runs on Windows 7 / 8.1 and has been in extended support for some time. It was previously known that the developers wanted to support this browser version until March 2025. The Mozilla developers have … Continue reading
Operating system/Windows share (End of December 2024)
[German]It's the beginning of 2025 and Statcounter's figures for operating system distribution on the desktop are available for the end of December 2024. What about Microsoft Windows share on the desktop? Windows 10 will no longer be supported after October … Continue reading
Edge update leaves transparent favorites folder icons (Dec. 21, 2024)
[German]Strange story – there are currently an increasing number of reports from users who claim to have received an Edge update before the weekend. After that, folder icons of the favorites are displayed transparently. I did some research after I … Continue reading
Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of obstruction
[German]The Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of actively restricting users' choice of browser. Microsoft is said to be hindering consumers' ability to use alternative web browsers by forcing users to use Edge despite other options.
Browser trouble II: Nov. 2024 updates for Server 2008/R2 bricks older browsers
[German]Microsoft seems to have released security updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 on November 12, 2024. Anyone who had these updates installed subsequently found that the older browsers that could previously be used on these machines no longer work. However, … Continue reading
Browser trouble I: Edge tries again to import Google Chrome tabs (Nov. 2024)
[German]Brief addendum from this week. Microsoft has once again resorted to dirty tricks to force its users onto the Edge browser. The Edge browser is trying to take over the settings for tabs from the Chrome browser.