Windows 10: Links work in Edge, but not in Chrome or Firefox

I sometimes get this sort of error in firefox and chrome

But when I open the same URL in Edge it works - and after that it works in Firefox and Chrome.

When it happens, it's invariably at the most inconvenient time - e.g. on a link someone just sent me in an IRC connection.

Why is this so, and what can I do about it? Apart from ditching Firefox as my default browser in favour of Edge.

Fanx -

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Site links not working in Chrome or Edge

Hi,





Have you tried resetting your browser? If not, we suggest you to do so. To reset Edge, follow these steps:

• 
  Go to
  Browser Settings.
  
• 
  Clear
  Browser Data.
  
• 
  Close the browser and launch it again.
  

If the issue persist, follow these other steps:

• 
  Go to
  Task Manager.
  
• 
  Click on
  MicrosoftedgeCP.exe
  
• 
  End the task.
  

Let us know how it goes.



Regards.

 

Site links not working in Chrome or Edge

When I log on to certain sites, certain links on those sites do not work.

On Facebook I can't click on the comment section in Chrome. I can in Edge

On Flickr I can't click on the pictures from a search or change any of the advanced search settings on either browser, but I can click the "view all 23,394" link and the search bar.

I've tried installing the latest version of Java and checking the Adobe Flash plugin and neither of those options has done anything.

 

Hi pjd

When is the last time you cleared up your history, cache, cookies and both Firefox and Chrome? Please give that a try and see if error persists.


Ken

 

Hi Ken,

For Firefox I clean cookies and cache whenever it's closed, which is never less than once a day. I also run CCleaner once a week with these settings

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I won't be able to test until I get another instance of the problem, once Edge fixes them they stay fixed. I installed an Open Page with Edge extension in firefox which makes it easier to get Edge to 'fix' them. It's inevitable that now I've decided to find out why it's happening it will stop - happening. I suspect its something to do with security certificates etc. No proxy, VPN, Tor, or any of that crap.

Edge is blindingly fast compared with FF and GC - FF I can understand, it has a boatload of extensions, but GC only a has three, same as Edge - Last Pass, Evernote and a not very good RSS reader. Maybe I'll promote Edge to being my secondary browser.

Phil D