In our environment (Microsoft Windows) it is not possible to start firefox (Version 50.0.x) from a static mapped network share. (same effect with UNC)
Is thsi a nown Issue? Is thsi a Problem with a Microsoft Security Update? I there a workaround?
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In our environment (Microsoft Windows) it is not possible to start firefox (Version 50.0.x) from a static mapped network share. (same effect with UNC)
Is thsi a nown Issue? Is thsi a Problem with a Microsoft Security Update? I there a workaround?
Hello bernh2016! I just joined the forum to let everyone know that I have this problem too!
I have Firefox Portable on a static mapped network share/drive, and everything was fine until version 50 came out. Once I updated to version 50, Firefox was no longer able to load any webpages. It would open the browser, but no pages would load. Luckily, I was able to install a version 49.x, and move my profile into that.
You are not alone in this bernh2016
This was a known bug in Firefox 50. This is fixed in the latest released version 51.
For details about the issue, see: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321256