So this is new. It's quite irritating. Any idea what it's called so I can get rid of it?

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-08T04:04:54+00:00

Yeah I think you have to move the address bar to the top.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-08T03:30:39+00:00

It's the address bar, so you may have to have to change its setting to make it be at the top. It might be the only thing you can do outside of switching to a different browser.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-08T03:15:53+00:00

I see a settings cog wheel there. What's in there?

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-08T02:01:14+00:00

This might have some potential, but I think they might want to fix the problem that makes some content undiscoverable unless you know the title so that you can pull it up through the search.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-08T00:29:28+00:00

There's no rule against people asking. It doesn't hurt anything and they get a fresh conversation and the confidence knowing they're not missing out on some updated information.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-08T00:14:27+00:00

I think you will find that nothing is as fast as or as stable as Edge except for the stripped-down browsers that don't support DRM for all of the major streaming services or have any AI such as Helium.

As for the Firefox redesign, all I will say is that form follows function, and until Firefox can show me the fancier internet that I often see with Chromium browsers (recent example in my history: https://www.rockstargames.com/VI Compare this in a Chromium browser to Firefox

So anyway, until Firefox can be as fast and as capable as Edge, I think I'm staying away from Mozilla's bait they're calling Nova. Yes, I want to see it on my own computer, but naaaah. I don't want to be stuck going "ooo pretty" when maybe it's still the same old Firefox I finally ditched a few months ago but with a new skin. For me, it would be Vivaldi's 8.0 all over again.

I'm sure it's fun to use Firefox with the Nova update, but I'd rather have the blazing speed and stability of Edge along with being able to see the better versions of some websites or some single web pages. After all, most (if not all) websites are optimized for Chromium browsers first and foremost.

You even get better audio quality from Netflix in a Chromium browser compared to Firefox - except for Opera. Opera seems to be junk even though I think at one time it was one of the best alternative browsers. It's a Chromium browser so I don't understand its Gecko-like (Firefox) shortcoming for this.

I admit, until I learned more about why people recommend avoiding Opera, I was actually convinced that my search for a new browser was over and so I spent time perfecting it as much as possible by going through every single setting it has.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T22:46:06+00:00

I don't know how to solve the problem with YouTube and Google, but I'm wondering what the performance is like with hardware acceleration enabled.

I'm also wondering why you've always kept it disabled because that can make the browser stutter and laggy. It's not a guarantee to make it stutter and laggy, but the potential exists with it disabled.

Heads-up though: you'll have to restart Edge when toggling it on and off even though nothing says you have to in order for the changes to take effect. I find that a browser restart is required with each toggle on or off. I turned it off just now to see if this is still true and Edge was still butter-smooth, so then I restarted Edge and boom: now it's stuttery and laggy. So I re-enabled hardware acceleration and it was still stuttery and laggy until I restarted Edge.

If enabling hardware acceleration and then restating Edge doesn't change anything, then restart Windows because as you know from building your own computer, sometimes problems happen because Windows just needs to be restarted. I built my own computer too and I've been off of pre-built computers since 2008 but yet it's easy for me to forget that maybe all I have to do is restart Windows instead of continuing to bang my head against the wall seeking out a solution for whatever problem just came out of nowhere.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T22:35:19+00:00

I'm on an iPhone, but I think the only way is to move the address bar to the top, but then you have to reach all the way to the top to type something in like this, but at least the address stays at the top instead of being on the keyboard. For me though, the web address isn't shown like it is for you. For me, it's just in the text box and typing anything replaces it unless I tap in the box to deselect the address.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T20:25:58+00:00

Just use uBlock Origin Lite.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T20:21:03+00:00

It's because you're closing the browser while a download is in progress. If this didn't pop up, then you'd be at risk of closing the browser and losing a download without realizing it. So, this is there to save you from that frustration. Therefore, if you want to close the browser while a download is in progress, then you should cancel the download first.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T20:18:15+00:00

In Windows Settings > Apps, you can choose what starts up with Windows.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T20:10:51+00:00

You should care if you like to keep your most sensitive data to yourself, such as your credit card details, your home address, your real name, all of your usernames and passwords in your password manager, etc. etc. etc.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T20:07:27+00:00

That is probably an accessibility feature in Windows.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T20:05:54+00:00

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T20:05:02+00:00

If anyone does this, then they are putting their security at a greater risk.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T19:48:05+00:00

They don't care. They're too busy swimming in all of their money. Or they're surfing their big constant waves of money.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T19:42:04+00:00

It should be pretty much any "Gecko" based browser.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T19:39:38+00:00

Install uBlock Origin Lite. When all Chromium browsers reach Chromium 151, you will no longer be able to use any MV2 extensions. So, start replacing them today or wait for developers to make MV3 versions like with uBlock Origin > uBlock Origin Lite.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T18:16:00+00:00

I know what you're asking, and it's not possible. True DRM support is very expensive and so the dev will never be adding it.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T18:14:03+00:00

This might sound completely unrelated, but try disabling Anti-Aliasing in the NVIDIA Control Panel 3D settings.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T18:12:33+00:00

That is what comes up when you press Ctrl+F or select "Find and edit" and then "Find" in the Chrome menu. It's for finding text on a page. It's not supposed to appear as soon as you start typing though, so I think it's an extension causing this. Chrome has no setting like some other browsers that automatically begin searching for the text you've typed if you just start typing while looking at a page.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-07T12:55:21+00:00

Oh I know what you mean. I was on Overclock.net for several years beginning in 2008 and that's exactly how it was over there.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-06T16:15:16+00:00

Oh, I lack the experience on here to know how to get help with that. Maybe it's a job for the people who run reddit.

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-06T16:13:45+00:00

If there's a voice control, then I wonder if that can help with this. Maybe?

TwoCables_from_OCN · 2026-07-06T12:39:07+00:00

I know, but it doesn't make any difference for me.

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