Using F5 Key to Refresh/Reload Page in Mozilla Firefox 3.5+
September 15th, 2009 | Posted by in Tech/Web
I don’t know why, but I recently noticed that the F5 key no longer refreshes the page (reloads the page) when using my Mozilla Firefox web browser. I’m a web developer, so I am often refreshing/reloading pages to see what changes look like as they are completed. I don’t know when Firefox changed (maybe with the release of 3.5), but I now apparently have to press Ctrl + R in order to refresh/reload the page that I’m on.
Has anyone else encountered a problem with the F5 key not reloading the page in Mozilla Firefox? Is there a workaround or a way to map keys in Firefox?
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Hi im having the same problem, but when it happens i have to kill firefox to reload the page, some solutions?
Hi i found a solution, works for me. Try disabling the Skype extension.
I foud it in: http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?locale=oc&comments_parentId=412460&forumId=1
I got a new Firefox update the other day and it seemed to resolve my problem. I haven’t had any problems since.
Anyone else having this problem? This has been happening to me for quite a while, and I’ve been on the current betas.. 3.5.4 right now. Skype extension has been disabled ever since it got installed.
I have noticed this problem of late. I don’t have the skype add on. I removed all my add ons and put back on the ones I used the most. It’s very annoying as F5 is a standard part of human keyboard knowledge for refresh! Solution please Firefox!
Same problem for me! Don’t have the Skype extension either. I use F5 all the time, especially Ctl-F5 (force refresh), not even sure what the equivalent for force refresh would be using Ctrl-R