Previous versions of the Firefox web browser had an option in the options under Advanced > General > Accessibility (Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page" but that option is no longer listed in recent versions of the web browser.įirefox users may set the preference ta_refresh_when_inactive.disabled to true as well which prevents automatic refreshes when the tab is not active. The preference takes care of meta http-equiv="refresh" and HTTP header refresh instructions. The preference determines whether auto-refresh functionality is enabled in Firefox or blocked. You may get a warning prompt if you open about:config for the first time in the browser.Load about:config?filter=accessibility.blockautorefresh in the browser's address bar.The options are not available in the main UI or on the settings page but it is still possible to manipulate the functionality from within the browser. Users of Firefox may use built-in functionality to disable automatic reloads of webpages in the web browser. Note that the extension should work in other Chromium-based browsers such as Opera or Vivaldi. This should work in other browsers as well. ![]() Just tap on F12 to bring up the Developer Tools in Google Chrome, switch to console, paste window.onbeforeunload = function() and run it. The console option blocks certain refresh attempts completely.
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