URL: https://copilot.microsoft.com
Browser / Version: Firefox 135.0
Operating System: Windows 10
Tested Another Browser: Yes Edge
Problem type: Something else
Description: I cannot go back via clicking the back button to: https://copilot.microsoft.com from lot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here
Steps to Reproduce:
Part of the problem is the actual web design of the Copilot website itself, and the other part of the problem is the 135.0 version of Firefox.
Unfortunately, by default, when you open the Copilot website it does not open the home page, instead it opens as https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here
For example the Copilot website can open as: https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/AcGUzo3i36EDksXWgi8v7, or https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/j7dpCJXTMDKZydZnCkAut, or https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/FARyH9xrbWd1LkkSmXPrC, or https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/aGX4tbeUwkaZ9RVP1CxBm, etc etc.
So it's the '/chats/insert random bunch of numbers and letters here' part of the URL that dynamically changes every time you open the Copilot website or if you refresh the Copilot website page.
Using the 134.0.2 version, when I entered the Copilot website via https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here I could click the back button and it would instantaneously take me back to the home page which is: https://copilot.microsoft.com, but with the 135.0 version, due to what I suspect is caused by this feature introduced in the 135.0 version:
"Firefox now includes safeguards to prevent sites from abusing the history API by generating excessive history entries, which can make navigating with the back and forward buttons difficult by cluttering the history. This intervention ensures that such entries, unless interacted with by the user, are skipped when using the back and forward buttons."
I can no longer click on the back button to go back to the home page - https://copilot.microsoft.com
I can still click the Copilot icon 'Go to home' button element which does take me back to the home page https://copilot.microsoft.com, but clicking the actual back button to go to: https://copilot.microsoft.com (which was achievable on the 134.0.2 version), was much more convenient.
I can confirm that this is a problem with the 135.0 version of Firefox because not only was this problem not happening with the 134.0.2 version of Firefox, but the problem also does not happen with Brave or Edge either.
Using Brave or Edge I can navigate to https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here and they enable me to click the back button which proceeds to take me back to the home page - https://copilot.microsoft.com.
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URL: https://copilot.microsoft.com
Browser / Version: Firefox 135.0
Operating System: Windows 10
Tested Another Browser: Yes Edge
Problem type: Something else
Description: I cannot go back via clicking the back button to: https://copilot.microsoft.com from lot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here
Steps to Reproduce:
Part of the problem is the actual web design of the Copilot website itself, and the other part of the problem is the 135.0 version of Firefox.
Unfortunately, by default, when you open the Copilot website it does not open the home page, instead it opens as https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here
For example the Copilot website can open as: https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/AcGUzo3i36EDksXWgi8v7, or https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/j7dpCJXTMDKZydZnCkAut, or https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/FARyH9xrbWd1LkkSmXPrC, or https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/aGX4tbeUwkaZ9RVP1CxBm, etc etc.
So it's the '/chats/insert random bunch of numbers and letters here' part of the URL that dynamically changes every time you open the Copilot website or if you refresh the Copilot website page.
Using the 134.0.2 version, when I entered the Copilot website via https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here I could click the back button and it would instantaneously take me back to the home page which is: https://copilot.microsoft.com, but with the 135.0 version, due to what I suspect is caused by this feature introduced in the 135.0 version:
"Firefox now includes safeguards to prevent sites from abusing the history API by generating excessive history entries, which can make navigating with the back and forward buttons difficult by cluttering the history. This intervention ensures that such entries, unless interacted with by the user, are skipped when using the back and forward buttons."
I can no longer click on the back button to go back to the home page - https://copilot.microsoft.com
I can still click the Copilot icon 'Go to home' button element which does take me back to the home page https://copilot.microsoft.com, but clicking the actual back button to go to: https://copilot.microsoft.com (which was achievable on the 134.0.2 version), was much more convenient.
I can confirm that this is a problem with the 135.0 version of Firefox because not only was this problem not happening with the 134.0.2 version of Firefox, but the problem also does not happen with Brave or Edge either.
Using Brave or Edge I can navigate to https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/ insert random bunch of numbers and letters here and they enable me to click the back button which proceeds to take me back to the home page - https://copilot.microsoft.com.
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