Mozilla has just released an update for its Firefox browser that includes fixes for a critical page loading bug that was detected on Windows after installing version 58.
Mozilla Firefox 58, officially released this month, introduced a number of improvements, including patches for the infamous Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities that were revealed in the early days of January.
But, as many Windows users discovered after updating to the latest version, loading pages in the browser often fails for some unspecified reason, making it impossible to run the browser on Microsoft's operating system.
According to reports, the issue even affected local pages, with Firefox displaying a blank page on systems where the specific problem has been reported.
Version 58.0.1 specifically addresses the bug, as Mozilla itself explains: “When using certain security policies that are not default in Windows (for example, with Windows Defender Exploit Protection or Webroot security products), Firefox 58.0 will fail to load pages.”
What's important to know, however, is that there are still two known bugs on Windows, and one of them concerns Firefox users running the browser via Remote Desktop Connection. Mozilla says that in such cases there is a possibility that audio playback may be disabled due to increased security restrictions.
Additionally, the company emphasized that on some screen readers, users could experience performance issues and for now the only workaround is to switch to Firefox ESR until a suitable solution is offered in an upcoming update.
Finally, note that the Linux and Mac versions of the new Firefox release also include bug fixes and performance improvements.
