Firefox 73.0.1 released with the fixes with the crashes, browser functionality and RBC connectivity problems

On February, Mozilla Firefox 73.0.1 update was released with a crash fixes for the Windows and Linux users’ devices. This release also fixes the browser functionality in certain circumstances and RBC Royal Bank Website connectivity problems. Users can upgrade to Firefox 73.0.1 by going:

Options-> Help – > About Firefox

After that, their browser will check for the new update and, if available, install it automatically.

The bug that earlier was of the startup crashes caused by third party security software like G DATA and Opacth when running on windows system which caused the web browser’s user interface to lock and prevent opening any URLs. Mozilla mentioned this issue in released note for the Firefox 73.0 version:

“Users with 0patch security software may encounter crashes at startup after updating to Firefox 73. This will be fixed in a future Firefox release. As a workaround, an exclusion for firefox.exe can be added within the 0patch settings.”

The loss of browser functionality -as the bug prevents them from opening any URLs- when users run browser in Windows compatible mode and when they enable to Custom anti-exploit settings – the issue which is also patched with the Firefox 73.0.1upgrade.

For the Linux users who experienced the browser crash issues when playing encrypted content with the new widevine plug-in, the Firefox 73.0.1 upgrade resolve this issue for you.

Last but not the least, the Firefox 73.0.1 upgrade fixes the issue of unexpected exit when leaving Print Preview mode and resolves the connecting problems when accessing to RBC Royal Bank Website. Users can download the upgrade from Mozilla’s FTP release directory.

Previously, NextDNS was added with the Firefox asa new DoH provider, bug fixes and developer changes as well as default zoom setting and high contrast theme improvements. Now, this NextDNS can be ued with Firefox’s DNS over HTTP in order o encrypt all DNS request in order to prevent tracking and improve the privacy. Steps to enable this: