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I accessed my computer via Remote Desktop and when I used it locally again, my Firefox has some issues.
The Minimize and Maximize and Close buttons cannot be used, when I click on them, the 'original' Windows theme pops up but none of them works.
If I grab it with the mouse and unmaximize it, I get this view:
What's happening with Firefox? How can I avoid this situation? Why can't Firefox handle this situation properly?
Nestor
Posted 2015-03-16T15:02:10.363
Reputation: 633
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Some remote desktop applications change Windows theme and color settings for the end user to have better performance. This could have caused the issue. A simple restart would fix everything.
Ali Hashemi
Posted 2015-03-16T15:02:10.363
Reputation: 248
1Okay, I know that a restart would - temporary - solve the issue but why does Firefox behave like this? Why doesn't it correctly handle the color depth change (or whatever is causing this)? – Nestor – 2015-03-16T16:19:41.530
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I had the same problem but after doing some research, I found that disabling hardware acceleration prevents that from happening.
I hope this helps
Maaro
Posted 2015-03-16T15:02:10.363
Reputation: 9
1Welcome to Super User, thanks for your contribution. Could you please provide steps on how to do that in your answer? – Daniel B – 2016-06-10T18:45:05.680
1I intend to use Hardware Acceleration to decrease the load on my CPU. It is a bug in Firefox, so I expect it to be fixed (though as they are 8 years behind Chrome and Internet Explorer with threading, I don't expect too much). – Nestor – 2016-06-10T18:45:29.353
@Nestor: Please be sure to let them know how much you paid for their product when you complain. – Julie Pelletier – 2016-07-08T20:02:25.307
@JuliePelletier You mean if it is free, it is allowed to be inferior or useless? I don't think so. As millions of users use their product they should have the decency to provide working solutions. Or don't do it... I know, I can use other browser (which I do except one place). I also think, Chrome should be a working browser, yet they have 3 year old bugs: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?can=2&start=0&num=100&q=&colspec=ID%20Pri%20M%20Iteration%20ReleaseBlock%20Cr%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20OS%20Modified&groupby=&sort=&id=242861
– Nestor – 2016-07-09T07:56:10.320
2What Remote Desktop software do you use? I know that some change 32-bit color depth to some lower setting. Is the issue related to color depth? Does it occurs when switching? Have you tried to update video card driver? – Virus_7 – 2015-03-16T15:11:12.040
I used the built-in Windows 8.1 Remote Desktop with default settings. It occurred when I logged back into my local computer. The VGA driver is the latest, it is an i3-4350 CPU with a CPU-integrated VGA. – Nestor – 2015-03-16T16:18:10.047
This is probably because compositing is disabled when using RDP (except with RemoteFX). If you think Firefox is misbehaving, do file a bug report. – Daniel B – 2015-03-17T12:32:41.997
I don't think, I know that FF is misbehaving...it is obviously buggy. I will send them a report. – Nestor – 2015-03-18T08:14:21.950