Firefox flicker when scrolling


  1. Posts : 120
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #1

    Firefox flicker when scrolling


    After ignoring this while attempting a more urgent fix on my laptop, I now want to try to fix this.

    Here's what happens. Firefox browses and navigates fine, not a problem. Only when scrolling either with arrow or mouse, the background and sometimes the taskbar/system tray flicker. It's like you can see what window is open behind the browser view.

    I have tried using IE (not a fan...) and it didn't work so I uninstalled Firefox and attempted a reinstall only to find the problem remains.

    I did a search and tried some troubleshooting like updating my mouse driver and changing Windows theme from Aero.

    Any solutions to this?

    Thanks in advance.
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  2. Posts : 330
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    Have you, in Firefox, gone to Options/Options/Advanced/General, and changed the "Use Smooth Scrolling" setting?

    Have you gone to Index page • mozillaZine Forums and searched for "scroll flicker"?

    Have you gone to https://addons.mozilla.org/ , searched for "scroll" and tried any of the extensions listed there?
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  3. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #3

    You might also try to disable Hardware acceleration to see if that changes anything:

    Open Firefox> Tools> Options> Advanced> General (Same path as Not Myself suggested above)

    Untick Use hardware acceleration when available

    A Guy
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  4. Posts : 120
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Not Myself said:
    Have you, in Firefox, gone to Options/Options/Advanced/General, and changed the "Use Smooth Scrolling" setting?

    Have you gone to Index page • mozillaZine Forums and searched for "scroll flicker"?

    Have you gone to https://addons.mozilla.org/ , searched for "scroll" and tried any of the extensions listed there?
    Tried and I thought it had gone away but it's still flickering.

    Also disabled hardware acceleration, did another uninstall then reinstall but it's no better.

    Sooooooo irritating.
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