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Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Waterfox Reader View for clutter-free web pages

Reader View is a Waterfox feature that strips away clutter like buttons, ads, background images, and videos while also letting you customize the layout and theme to fit your reading preferences. View a page in Reader View If a page is available in Reader View, the Reader View icon will appear in the address bar. Click on the Reader View icon ; a blue version of the icon indicates the feature is currently active. Tip If a page is available in Reader View, you can also access Reader View from the Menu bar when the Menu bar is enabled , by clicking View then Enter Reader View. Alternatively, you can press the key F9 to toggle Reader View. Modify Reader View settings Options are available to the left of the article content: Reader View options: : Exit Reader View. : Adjust the layout (text font and size, content width, line height) and theme (light, sepia, dark) in Reader View. : Have Waterfox read an article out loud in Reader View. This option will show...
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Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Mute sound in Waterfox tabs

Waterfox lets you identify noisy tabs and mute them in a single click. Silence tabs quickly without affecting your other tabs or windows. Mute or unmute tabs When sound starts playing while you’re browing, Waterfox lets you know where it’s coming from by displaying a speaker button on the noisy tab. Click the speaker to turn the sound off or on for that tab alone. Keyboard shortcut: To mute or unmute a tab without a mouse, you can also press Ctrl + M while on the tab. source
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Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, How to set the home page

The New Tab page is the default home page that opens when you start Waterfox, click the Home icon in the toolbar or open a new window. This article explains how to set your Waterfox home page. If you want Waterfox to open the windows and tabs from your previous session each time you start Waterfox, instead of opening your home page, see Configuring session restore . Set or change your home page through the Home button Open the web page you want to use as your home page. Drag and drop that tab onto the Home icon on your toolbar. Click Yes on the prompt to set this page as your home page. Set your home page through Waterfox Settings Click the menu button and select Settings. Click the Home panel. Click the menu next to Homepage and new windows and choose to show the default Waterfox Home page, custom URLs or a blank page. Set multiple pages as your home page You can set a group of pages as your home page. Open each page in a separate tab, se...
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Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Change your New Tab page content

You can personalize your New Tab page to show the search box, your most visited sites, recommended stories, pages you’ve visited or bookmarked recently, or nothing at all. This article will show you how to change this content. For other changes you can make to your New Tab page, such as customizing your Top Sites, see Customize items on your Waterfox New Tab page . To change the page that opens when you start Waterfox or open a new window, see How to set the home page . Change your New Tab page content Click the menu button and select Settings. Select the Home panel. Under Waterfox Home Content , put a checkmark next to the sections you want to see on your New Tab page. Some sections have a drop-down panel to choose the number of rows you want to view. Web Search: This turns the Search the Web box on or off on the New Tab page. Top Sites: This shows your most visited sites. Sponsored Top Sites: Select this check box to see the occas...
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That to do after Windows 10 ends?: all the alternatives

To continue supporting Windows 10 after October 14, 2025, you must upgrade to Windows 11, enroll in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program (which is a paid service for consumers), or use an alternative operating system such as a Linux distribution. Options for continued support Upgrade to Windows 11: If your PC meets the minimum requirements, the easiest option is to upgrade to Windows 11. You can check compatibility on the Microsoft website and check for updates in Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Extended Security Updates (ESU) program: If you need more time, you can enroll in Microsoft's ESU program. To do this, your device must be running the latest version of Windows 10 (22H2), and you must pay the annual subscription fee. To enroll, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and select Add a device. Switching to Linux: If your computer isn't compatible with Windows 11, a free alternative is to insta...
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Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Customize items on your Waterfox New Tab page

The Waterfox New Tab page displays shortcuts (sites you visit the most) and your recently visited or bookmarked sites. You can customize this content by following the instructions below. Note To learn about other ways to change your New Tab display (such as to hide or show different sections or to show a blank New Tab page) see this article . Tiles displayed in Shortcuts (most visited) and Recent activity (sites recently visited or bookmarked) sections of the New Tab page will change based on browsing behavior, but you can pin Shortcuts or remove these tiles. Customize your Shortcuts Your Shortcuts are the sites you visit most and the sites that you choose to Pin for easy access. These sites will also appear when you click on the address bar to start a search. Hover the mouse pointer over a Shortcut. Click the three-dot menu that appears in the upper right corner of the Shortcut. From here, you can choose to Pin, Edit or Dismiss (remove) the Shortcut. Add ...
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Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Manage file types and download actions in Waterfox

This article describes how Waterfox handles downloaded files for different types of content, such as saving a file or opening an application installed on your computer, and how you can change that behavior. For help with problems downloading files, see What to do if you can’t download or save files . For help with embedded media on web pages, see Fix common audio and video issues . For help changing the e-mail program Waterfox uses, see Change the program used to open email links . File types and download actions When you click on a link to download a file, you may see a dialog asking whether you want to save the file or open it with a specific application, if there is no download action already set for that file type. The Media type , also called the MIME type or Content type , as configured by the web server, will determine what action Waterfox will take. Waterfox will not be able to properly handle a file if a misconfigured web server sends it with an incorrect...
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