problems with Firefox and Chrome

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  1. Posts : 655
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       #71

    jrolson said:
    My browser is using html5 video. The freeze happens before it loads the html5 video.

    Found this reddit post with the same problem. So im not the only one...
    Intermittent freezes with YouTube in 56.0.1 : firefox

    Not sure if this problem is from Firefox, the FCU, or the new 388.00 nvidia drivers. Never had this problem before updating...
    On my end, viewing videos using html5 or Flash work fine. I cant find any issue. But I give you some ideas of things you can try. For one, open about:config, change the value of "security.sandbox.content.level" to 2 or 1, if needed to 0. If that dont work, you could try disabling Multiprocess (I do that). In about:config, search for "browser.tabs.remote.autostart" and change the value to false. If none of that works, and you are using the 64 bits version of the browser, uninstall it and reinstall the 32 bits bersion. I am using the 32 bits version. Mozilla is trying to push users using the 32 bits version to migrate to 64 bits but there are ways to keep that from happening.

    Bo
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  2. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #72

    So after doing some searching, i found that a lot of people are experiencing lag problems with adblock, so i uninstalled it and im going to try another adblocker instead. If anyone have a solution to the rest of the problems, please let me know.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 16 Jun 2019 at 06:59.
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  3. Posts : 2,535
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC and Win 11 Home x 64 on Surface 9
       #73

    interesting points on add ons, thanks. I may try a virgin install without adblock, what is the best alternative?

    Why is 64 version not a good option?
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       #74

    elbmek said:
    interesting points on add ons, thanks. I may try a virgin install without adblock, what is the best alternative?

    Why is 64 version not a good option?
    Im currently testing ublock. Im not sure why, but adblock is making firefox laggy for a lot of users. I have also had some annoying spontaniouis freezing when playing videos.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 16 Jun 2019 at 07:01.
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  5. Posts : 2,535
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC and Win 11 Home x 64 on Surface 9
       #75

    the freezing problem I had with FF was during 'normal ' use. I would be on a web site and - frozen. The other problem I had, and thats when I gave up, was refusal to reopen. I would tell me FF was already open, it wasn't.
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  6. Posts : 655
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       #76

    elbmek said:
    interesting points on add ons, thanks. I may try a virgin install without adblock, what is the best alternative?

    Why is 64 version not a good option?
    What I did when I found Adblock plus freezing Firefox a little bit was switch to Ublock origin. UBO worked fine but with all the changes in Firefox going to Firefox 57, I discovered non important and understandable issues with UBO each time I updated UBO versions (too long to explain here), so I decided to stay away from using adblockers for now. Perhaps after 57 comes out and things settle down with he browser, I ll check the addons again.

    Myself, I am into using as few addons as possible, so I am turning not using an adblocker into something positive. I am getting used to not using an adblocker. Besides that, I use NoScript. NoScript is not an adblocker but an script blocker. Ads need scripts to run so NoScript blocks most ads anyway. So, I am good about blocking ads even without the adblocker.

    About 64 bits Firefox. I have never installed the 64 bits version of the browser. I have been using Firefox for at least 10 years, and never had a major issue. Never. Problems like the ones this thread is about don't happen to me. Whenever I have had a minor issue, switching to a new profile or clean installing Firefox has solved the problem. Takes a little while but I make it fun doing it and you done with the problem quickly..

    My W10 is my first 64 bits computer. When I got it, I didnt think much about which version of Firefox to install. I knew the version to install was the 32 bits as it is the version thats reported with the lesser amount of problems despite being the one thats/ or was used by the majority of users. On paper, the 64 bits version looks better but in reality, I doubt it. I seen a lot of people who had problems while using the 64 bits version but fixed their problems after switching to the 32 bits version. So, switching is something to try for fixing issues if nothing else works.

    Bo
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  7. Posts : 2,535
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC and Win 11 Home x 64 on Surface 9
       #77

    thanks Bo for a very informative reply. I think I may try the 32 and see how it performs. Many many thanks.
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  8. Posts : 655
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       #78

    elbmek said:
    the freezing problem I had with FF was during 'normal ' use. I would be on a web site and - frozen. The other problem I had, and thats when I gave up, was refusal to reopen. I would tell me FF was already open, it wasn't.
    elbmek said:
    thanks Bo for a very informative reply. I think I may try the 32 and see how it performs. Many many thanks.
    You are welcome, elbmek. Freezes like you are experiencing can be caused by addons conflicting, AV web guards, AV toolbars, the AV scanning while you browse. I dont know what AV you are using but something like Windows defender shouldn't cause that kind of issue but AV like Kaspesrsky and Norton, might, due to their toolbars and addons.

    The Firefox still running in Task manager after you close Firefox is an old issue I did not even remember it until you mentioned it. Read the top paragraph of this link.
    error message - How to fix it | Firefox Help

    It says: "Firefox needs an unlocked profile to start up, and if the profile is locked, it displays the message, Firefox is already running, but is not respondingA copy of Firefox is already open. "

    If you getting that message every day, if it becomes annoying because you are getting it often, then you can try to figure out if it is another program that's locking the Firefox files when you close Firefox. In my opinion, it usually is and usually is the AV or another real time scanner you are using. So, if the problem is happening everyday, it is worth it try to figure out what is causing the problem for you. If it happens once every few days, then you might want to ignore it.

    Anyway, that's what I would do. I haven't experienced that issue in many years. I believe there are 2 reasons for that to be my case, one, I stopped using antiviruses in 2010, and two, because I use a program called Sandboxie. Firefox runs in the sandbox and when you close the sandboxed Firefox, all programs running in the sandbox are set to be terminated automatically.

    What AV are you using? Other real time security programs? According to what you describe, I think its worth it figuring out whats causing the lock.

    Bo
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  9. Posts : 2,535
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC and Win 11 Home x 64 on Surface 9
       #79

    Kaspersky Total Security 2017 or 2018. I presume I can add FF as an 'exception' - somewhere. But, to be to KTS, it did it when I was on AVG, (staying open). If thats the trouble I will mention it to kaspersky Support
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  10. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #80

    Im still looking for a solution to the minimum font size feature. The text is completely messed up on some of the websites, and some of the text is misplaced outside of the columns.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 16 Jun 2019 at 07:02.
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