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I have garbled characters in firefox

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I have garbled characters in firefox latest update, they show in adds on the right side of window

I have garbled characters in firefox latest update, they show in adds on the right side of window

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Hello,

Did you try turn off the ardware acceleration?

Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration. Since this feature was added to Firefox, it has gradually improved, but there still are a few glitches.

You might need to restart Firefox in order for this to take effect, so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.).

Then perform these steps:

  • Click the orange Firefox button at the top left, then select the "Options" button, or, if there is no Firefox button at the top, go to Tools > Options.
  • In the Firefox options window click the Advanced tab, then select "General".
  • In the settings list, you should find the Use hardware acceleration when available checkbox. Uncheck this checkbox.
  • Now, restart Firefox and see if the problems persist.

Additionally, please check for updates for your graphics driver by following the steps mentioned in the following Knowledge base articles:


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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.

What font is used for this garbled text if you check that in the Inspector (Firefox/Tools > Web Developer)?

  • right-click the text: "Inspect Element" and go to the Font tab in the right pane