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Login problem with MS Edge browser (Work around found)
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:03 am
by SF Band dad
"Something" changed overnight and my Windows 10 - MS Edge browser now logs me out immediately after the "you have successfully logged in" message.
I don't think the problem is with the forum, I tested the following browsers and they work fine:
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- iOS Safari
If you can't get in try another browser if you can. I will continue trying to figure out why MS Edge isn't working.
Edit: MS Edge users - scroll down to my next reply for the work-around.
Re: Login problem with Windows 10 - MS Edge browser
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 1:27 pm
by DeCav
Because it's a Microsoft product?
Re: Login problem with Windows 10 - MS Edge browser
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:33 pm
by SF Band dad
MS Internet Explorer 11 - works fine
MS Edge - Still no joy - I suspect that there's a problem with the security settings that is causing our cookie to be eaten.
What's frustrating, PFT uses a modified version of the same phpBB software we use,.... MS Edge doesn't have the same problem on their website.
The good news - I didn't realize it until a few minutes ago, Windows 10 included MS Internet Explorer 11.
The work around
For those of you that may be using Windows 10 and don't have another browser:
- In the upper right menu of the Edge browser window you will see a button with three dots [ . . . ] on it, if you hover your mouse over it the text "More Actions" will appear. Click the button.
- The eighth choice down is "Open with Internet Explorer". Click it.
- MS Internet Explorer 11 will open, login normally.
If you check the box to login automatically you won't have to login the next time you use MS IE11.
Re: Login problem with Windows 10 - MS Edge browser
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:40 pm
by DeCav
So then what is edge?
I suspect that PFT is so broken that it actually stumbles past new MS securities.
Re: Login problem with Windows 10 - MS Edge browser
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:51 pm
by SF Band dad
DeCav wrote:So then what is edge?
It's a new-fangled, OS embedded browser that's supposed to enable all sorts of fancy stuff. I'm not sure yet what all it can do, but it looks like I just found something it can't do.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ ... _id=MM13JM" target="_blank
Re: Login problem with MS Edge browser (Work around found)
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:59 pm
by SF Band dad
So,.... I get 4 hours at time & half and 30 minutes for a missed lunch for this Saturday tech support, right?
And that, in a nutshell, is the problem with PFT. How many surveys, page views and ad-clicks do they need to pay for 4 hours of Saturday tech support.
Re: Login problem with MS Edge browser (Work around found)
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 5:56 pm
by SF Band dad
...and now the work-around doesn't work. I'm now having the same problem with MS Internet Explorer 11.
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and iOS Safari all still work.
