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Why is Youtube slow to open in Firefox?

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FredMcD replied
Visiondream1
Visiondream1

When I first go to Youtube in the first time in Firefox session it opens slowly, freezing the browser and slowing down the computer. It takes about 2-3 minutes to load. It's temporarily frozen before it goes to Youtube. Then Sometimes it does that every time reopen a new Youtube page. Sometimes It does it with other sites but rarely. I do open many tabs but usually don't have a problem unless I get to a huge number of tabs. After Youtube initially loads. I don't have any problems at all. I have already refreshed Firefox and updated it. I turned of Hardware acceleration. Adblock Plus 2.6.9 , Browser Backgrounds 36.1 , Open Tabs Next to Current 1.0.0 , Too Many Tabs 1.4.7. I've used the browser without those Add-ons and had the same problem. The CPU is only at 25 percent when it's frozen. I don't that should cause freezing. I have Windows 7 64 bit. 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 200k. I've set Adobe Flash to Ask to Activate. What can I do to make Youtube load normally?

When I first go to Youtube in the first time in Firefox session it opens slowly, freezing the browser and slowing down the computer. It takes about 2-3 minutes to load. It's temporarily frozen before it goes to Youtube. Then Sometimes it does that every time reopen a new Youtube page. Sometimes It does it with other sites but rarely. I do open many tabs but usually don't have a problem unless I get to a huge number of tabs. After Youtube initially loads. I don't have any problems at all. I have already refreshed Firefox and updated it. I turned of Hardware acceleration. Adblock Plus 2.6.9 , Browser Backgrounds 36.1 , Open Tabs Next to Current 1.0.0 , Too Many Tabs 1.4.7. I've used the browser without those Add-ons and had the same problem. The CPU is only at 25 percent when it's frozen. I don't that should cause freezing. I have Windows 7 64 bit. 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 200k. I've set Adobe Flash to Ask to Activate. What can I do to make Youtube load normally?

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mrbunnylamakins
mrbunnylamakins

Do have Adblock Plus loaded?

Adblock Plus :: Add-ons for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fire.../?src=ss

Ads slow down pages

Modified by mrbunnylamakins

FredMcD
FredMcD

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?

Separate Issue; Your System Details shows;

Installed Plug-ins

Shockwave Flash 17.0 r0

Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 12.1 Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 12.0.7.148

Having more than one version of a program may cause issues.

Grab the uninstaller from here: Uninstall Flash Player | Windows Uninstall Flash Player | Mac Then reinstall the latest version.

Flash Player Version 17.0.0.134
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Shockwave Director Version 12.1.7.157 http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/