“When using this search field, Windows 10 launches your default browser but only shows search results in Microsoft Bing. “Firefox also helps you preserve your choice when using the search field on the Windows 10 taskbar to search the Web,” the Firefox team writes in a blog post. Mozilla also makes an interesting point about Cortana/search in Windows 10, however. For example, if you use Settings to change Firefox to the default, only 4 of 8 possible defaults will be changed. As I document in Windows 10 Field Guide, you must in fact visit the old-school Set Default apps control panel (accessible from Settings, System, Default Apps, “Set defaults by app”) to fully configure Firefox (or any other browser) as your default. But these instructions are in fact inadequate.
#Firefox for windows 10 64bit upgrade
Mozilla being Mozilla-the organization publicly freaked out a few weeks back when it became clear that Windows 10 would set Edge as your default browser on an upgrade if the user selected Express settings during setup- they are also providing instructions for changing your default browser back to Firefox. And it is working with add-on developers to help them meet the certification standards and make add-ons safer for everyone. In Firefox 40, you will start seeing warnings next to unsigned add-ons in Firefox, but no add-ons will be automatically disabled, the firm reports. According to Mozilla, in the future, any third-party add-on that has not been certified will be disabled by default. All of the UI elements are a bit bigger, making them easier to tap on touch-capable devices.įirefox 40 is also the first version of the browser to take steps toward a previously-announced plan to certify add-ons. And the toolbar buttons offer more contrast, making them easier to identify. Now, the top area of the browser window is an eye-pleasing medium gray. And Firefox? The previous version-39-is actually pretty great, it’s just that the browser looks terrible in Windows 10, with a glaring white header area that caused me to start looking at themes for the first time in forever.įirefox 40 looks great on Windows 10, with a new default style that puts an end to the dulling whiteness enforced by the OS.
Chrome is pathetic on high DPI, but it’s very powerful with a great add-on library. Of the three, I like Edge’s web page rendering the best, especially the text, but Edge lacks so many basic browser features it’s almost unusable.
#Firefox for windows 10 64bit portable
This release comes at an interesting time for me as I was literally just comparing how Chrome, Edge and the previous Firefox version worked with the high DPI displays that are increasingly common on portable PCs in particular. Mozilla has quickly delivered it a Windows 10-friendly version of its flagship Firefox web browser, offering a streamlined new look and safer add-ons on top of the product’s already-stellar web rendering, marketplace and sync capabilities.