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Firefox showing password under dots when logging in

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DutchAnon
DutchAnon
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When signing in to a site my login email and password are normally shown with the password showing only dot's. Now it actually show's me a small grayish window under my password with the actual password visible ? Started doing this 3 x days ago

When signing in to a site my login email and password are normally shown with the password showing only dot's. Now it actually show's me a small grayish window under my password with the actual password visible ? Started doing this 3 x days ago

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Are you using any password add-ons or programs?

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh).

Is the problem still there?

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FredMcD
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Are you using any password add-ons or programs?

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh).

Is the problem still there?

DutchAnon
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Problem resolved do not know how but today all back to normal passwords are only showing up as dot's ??? Will keep an eye on this for future input.

FredMcD
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That's good to hear. But if the problem should return, Please go to the top of any support.mozilla.org web page and use the Ask A Question link; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/new This will let us look at your system details. No Personal Information Is Collected.