Need to stop Firefox from asking for master password on startup
I am using Firefox Developer Edition 68.0b1. Upon starting Firefox, I am prompted to enter my master password before any pages load. This is a security risk as it keeps the password vault open for the entire session, rather than specifically when it is needed. The prompt occurs no matter what page I start up to; my search engine, restored tabs from a previous session, or even just a blank homepage. I have already tried disabling all my addons. I do not use Sync. Rolling back to 67.0b9 fixes the problem, but does not allow me to carry over any of my saved data as I am forced to create a new profile before the browser will allow itself to start. I need to know what new feature has been added in the most recent version that requires the master password on startup so that I can remove it, or find another web browser that does not have it.
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Hello alabastrine,
This may be "a souvenir" from the "disabled add-ons problem" a few weeks ago …. If your extensions are working, then you could try to remove "hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate-bug" from "about:studies".
If you didn't participate in the Firefox studies, then maybe you could check to see if there is a "hotfix" related extension in 3-bar menu => Add-ons => Extensions.
If you're extensions are (no longer) disabled, then the hotfix extension can be removed. But as you mention that the same thing happens with add-ons disabled, I doubt if this applies to your situation.
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Hello alabastrine,
This may be "a souvenir" from the "disabled add-ons problem" a few weeks ago …. If your extensions are working, then you could try to remove "hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate-bug" from "about:studies".
If you didn't participate in the Firefox studies, then maybe you could check to see if there is a "hotfix" related extension in 3-bar menu => Add-ons => Extensions.
If you're extensions are (no longer) disabled, then the hotfix extension can be removed. But as you mention that the same thing happens with add-ons disabled, I doubt if this applies to your situation.
McCoy,
This solved the problem! Thanks for the incredibly quick and effective response.
alabastrine said
McCoy, This solved the problem! Thanks for the incredibly quick and effective response.
My pleasure - I'm glad everything is back to normal (well done !)